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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I am laying in the furs in one of the guest cabins, reflecting on the past few days, and gathering strength. My wound is healing well, I sense. While alone, I had used some items from my Medicine Pouch, and had sang a few songs in my Yellow Knives language. The previous evening, my spirit guide, for whom I had been named for, had visited me in a vision and had used her Deer Medicine to help heal me. Kimba had always been amazed at how fast I recovered from a wound, or an injury, but I had never told her the secrets of my people. The rituals and use of 'Medicine' was reserved for those of the Red Savages.
(13:39:13 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I wonder what was in the wagon we had captured. After killing the Merchant, Fang had come over to me, worried about how bad I was bleeding from the wound that was inflicted by the lance of the Leader of the Mercenaries. We had slowed the bleeding, and I had left Gia, Fang and Billi to secure the capture, and take the wagon and captured kaiila to the Cove, while I went to the Citadel for medical attention. First, though, I had stayed as the Mercenary Leader was placed into a grave, and I had set his weapons into his hands, so that he would be properly equipped and honored when he entered the City of Dust.
(13:47:38 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I close my eyes and focus on the real challenge that I have coming up, and probably very soon. 'Kim is going to tear me a new one' I say to myself. She had lectured me over and over...'Do not attack Mercenaries unless you have a 2 or 3 to one advantage! If you are outnumbered, leave them alone'. This had been an attack of 4 Panthers against 5 Mercenaries, and 1 Merchant. I know that Kim will debrief the other Panthers...and it is not in my nature to lie to my Leader, or my sisters, so I will have a lot of explaining to do.
(14:02:38 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I think about what I am going to tell her. I had lost my temper when the Merchant had tossed one of the Mercenaries a sirik and had casually told him to capture me, that I would probably bring a modest price on the block. I should have just turned Smooch around and galloped away, but instead I had raised my left hand at arm level, middle and index fingers apart, and then had brought the index finger of my right hand down between them...my hand sign for 'attack'.
(14:14:02 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...The Runner, Guard and Scout had immediately loosened their arrows, and had scored on three of the Mercenaries. I had remembered the look on the Mercenary Leader's face when he had heard the order of his employer, and it had been one of frustration and disgust at the man. The Leader had recognized me as a Panther, and knew that if you could see one, that you could count on a dozen that you couldn't see. When he saw me make my gesture, he knew that the battle was on, and had spurred his kaiila towards me, aiming the point of his lance towards the middle of my breasts. He had no intention of capturing me, he knew that he was probably a dead man, and wanted to take me with him into the City of Dust.
(14:25:27 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I was about 50 yards away, and thought of nocking an arrow, but the battle frenzy filled me, and I had pulled my spear from the sheathe, and had kicked Smooch towards him, shrieking the battle cry of my people. I had briefly wondered what I was doing, facing off against a warrior, but, having lost my temper, didn't care what might happen, I just wanted to meet his challenge. I had lowered my spear, and crouched low over the back of Smooch, making myself as small a target as possible. As we got closer had seen the tip of his lance wobble a bit, and had moved my body quickly to the left, to draw it towards me, and then had slipped back to the right. The warrior was approaching from my left, and I had trust across my body with my right hand, and had seen the point enter his throat. He had fallen off, but I had also been hit by his lance, in my upper left arm, very near the shoulder. I had almost fallen off Smooch, and the shock had caused me to drop my spear. I had slowed Smooch, and then slid off her, clutching my shoulder with my right hand.
(14:35:58 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...Later, after Fang helped me slow my bleeding, I had helped the others bury the dead. The Mercenaries had fought well, at least the two that were left after the initial volley, and all were buried with their arms. I had noticed that the Leader of the Mercenaries had two arrows sticking from his back, and had raised my eyebrows at Gia. She had shrugged, 'Huntress, we did try to take him down before the two of you closed'. I had made sure to see that the man's weapons were firmly in his hands before allowing him to be covered in sand. That is probably why I was still alive...he had been on the way to the City of Dust as he had pointed his lance at my body...I had been very lucky that the others had landed their arrows on him.
(14:43:08 )
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Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I had directed the three to take the wagon and the captured kaiila to the Cove, to either Richard's place, or Braum's, and I would go to the Citadel for treatment, it was the closest place. It had been a long ride, I had guided Smooch with my feet and thighs, my left arm was useless, and my right hand had been pressed over the wound to try to keep the bleeding controlled. I had quickly seen that the wound was deeper than I had initially thought, and part of me had grinned...the Mercenary Leader just might see me in the City of Dust, very soon.
(14:47:22 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--inside one of the central cabins, sometimes used for housing guests or guarding prisoners--
to ALL
: ...I wonder how he will welcome me...
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