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The nation Chapter 19
When the sun was fully up in the sky, Indra got out of bed. She went in to help Briaunna get up and they both went to the hearth to prepare the meals for the day. Harden had left without eating this morning, his girls would have a small breakfast while they worked near the hearth. Indra was not in a bad mood, but something was bothering her, Briaunna could tell but said nothing to her mother. Instead, Brie hummed and sang softly as she worked. Indra did not hum or sing.“I’ll be gone for the rest of the morning Brie; will you be ok by yourself?”“Yes momma, I’ll be fine. I have some bead work to finish, and I’ll tend the hearth till you get back.”“You are a fine daughter.” Indra kissed Brie’s forehead and they continued to work around the fire.When Indra left for the morning, she had no idea of what would happen, much like any day where she had no plans, it was going to be a surprise. The day was progressing at the normal rate. People were working, children played, animals needed te
The nation Chapter 20
Lilly was six years younger than Rognvald, she met him on purpose after his first wife died. There was no funeral for her and Rognvald only mourned for seven days. The men do not have to cut their hair in mourning, so the only way she would know when his mourning was over was to eavesdrop on the council. Lilly had decided that she was not only going to marry Rognvald, she would make sure he stayed on the council, maybe even be chief one day. First though, she had to catch him, and she knew just how to do it. When Lilly was twelve her Moan’Ah sat her down and told her how she could get what she wanted.“Lilly, come here child. Come here to Moan’Ah.” Her grandmother called.“Ok Moan’Ah.”Lilly and her Moan’Ah sat outside of Lilly’s home, looking out over the fields. Her Moan’Ah was old and feisty, she was her father’s mother, but her father received none of that feistiness, he just went into the fields every day and took what he earned. He was a good man, but he made Lilly mad with his
The nation Chapter 21
Sokonan wiped a tear from her face. She was alone in Davyn’s apothecary. She had been preparing to wash his body with clean water infused with lavender. He had a nice bundle of dried lavender hanging near the curtain that led to his sleeping quarters. When Sokonan went to get the hanging bundle she could not help but want to go into his room. The room was sparse, a few personal belongings, and his bed on one side of the empty room. Sokonan stood holding the curtain back with one hand, peering into the dimly lit bedroom of the father of her only child. When she did enter his room, the curtain fell back down and cast the room in shadows. Another tear, this time she let it fall from her face on its own. She didn’t expect to find anything when she went in there, Sokonan wanted to lay on his bed one last time. Before she did, she saw something that she had never seen before. A blue stone set and hung on a beautifully beaded necklace, it seemed to glow. She went to it with only one thought
The nation Chapter 22
Erek knew of love; love for his family, love of the children in the village, love of hunting, running, and playing the Warrior’s game. But he does not understand the love between a woman and a man yet, what he had now was a taste of lust and a hard cock.“Erek, when you are rested go fill up that water skin in the lake. You’ll like the water; I hear it’s magical.”Erek looked at Niall for a moment, then his eyebrow went up as the word magical registered in his brain.Niall left to go back and help Leland and Vardon. Erek waited until his erection subsided, then he went to fill the water skin. The lake was a spectacular sight, clear blue water that looked like glass when the surface was calm. Green vegetation and colorful flowers too pretty to look at, covered the ground around the lake, there was green everywhere except for the beach. Animals foraged for food, none of them paid any attention to the men working. No one lived in the forest, so these animals did not have any fear of man,
The nation Chapter 23
“Indra, good mornin’.” He said with no hint of insincerity, “did you not sleep well?”“No husband, I actually...” she paused to gather her thoughts, “I have been very concerned with the state of The People.”Harden was not in sight yet, so Indra was talking to his voice.“Yes, I am as well. It pains me to see our people suffer. There is talk on the council, well you may have heard already but, it pains me to say we have all stepped off of the path of life. Myself included.” He thought about Davyn going to get him herbs and medicine just to make his cock work. He thought about how he felt when Sokonan touched his cheek, how it made him warm inside and disgusted at the same time because it was not his wife. He came walking around to the hearth.Indra was going to say something when Harden walked into sight, she was floored. He had on trousers and nothing else, Indra blinked to see if she was dreaming, she was awake. Harden was the image of his youth, just the way he looked when the two
The nation Chapter 24
A great river ran to a splendid lake, filling it to capacity, then overflowing, the river kept marching south, straight over the buttes edge. A forest of great evergreens grew and shrouded the northern part of the butte, a few very large oak trees sprouted up sporadically amid the evergreens. Animals ran into the forest when a giant shadow charged towards them, speeding over the ground below was the eagle’s shadow. Then Harden was falling.The wind rushed up and blew all around him. He thrashed his arms and legs in panic as the ground seemed to rise to meet him. He felt cold as the air stripped the warmth from his skin. He opened his mouth to try and scream, no sound came out, instead his cheeks puffed out as his mouth caught the rushing air. His eyes began to water making the ground blurry, he closed his useless mouth and tried to brace for the impact.Standing naked, he suddenly realized, his fall was over. The sight before him was the forest of evergreens he saw from the air. The t
The nation Chapter 25
“Ouch.” Tombold overreacted, that caused Percy to buck.“Telling stories and going all misty eyed, are we?” Kathryn swatted him again.“Whoa, whoa there Percy,” the horse calmed done enough to look perturbed, “see what you done Kat, now I gotta deal with an angry horse all the way to the forest.”“Serves you right for getting all misty and telling stories.” Kat winked at Kaya, Kaya snickered back, laughing at the way her and her mother were ganging up on dad.“Next time get a nicer horse from Mr. Talbot.” Kaya added.They walked away from the village, west toward the Crazy forest. Some of The People stayed back at the village, they didn’t want to go to this ceremony, they said it was not needed. The People who stayed said the Gods were not angry, it was just the weather, which was always unpredictable. But something touched Kaya during Harden’s speech, and her parents were always up to go somewhere, they were both a little adventurous. Marx’s family, not so much, they were one of the
The nation Chapter 26
As the darkness wrapped itself around the clearing, Harden was finding the whole scene very overwhelming. His vision quest was still fresh in his memory. The fires constantly shifting light, the music and now the dancers, were making Harden nauseous again. Davyn lay on the platform behind the dancers, who had an area free of obstacles to dance, Harden could see the torches that marked the boundary behind the platform. The sights and sounds still driving deep into the souls of The People.When the dancing was done the music also slowed to a dirge. The drums thumped and vibrated in a deep low pitch that was perfect for the next performance. The flute played a mellow harmony as Sokonan stepped into the clearing that the dancers used. She started to sing a sweet melody in the old tongue, few of The People there knew the words or their meaning, but the intention in the song was obvious. Sokonan was singing the same song that the ancients sung after their dead. For the people who didn’t kno