NovelEnglishI heard feet approaching behind me, but I didn’t dare turn my face from Nu-reeh.
“It made them happier, though,” she mused. “Continue to be their comfort and I will continue to let you live.”
Before I could answer a hand was across my face, nearly smothering me. I was pulled back against my attacker. I had no idea what was going on.
The hands parted and I saw men using two small jars to coverwith cream. It was the calming cream, I recognized the small jars. The way the men were using them, I’d sleep for a week.
“Mistress,” I called frantically, “this is too much cream!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe ignoredand I suddenly didn’t care anymore. The men releasedand I slid to my knees. I would have smashed my face into the rock in front ofwhen I fell, but a hand caught my hair. The last thing I remembered was staring down the long, winding trail I’d walked for so many days.
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My back hurt. It ached like I had been laying in the sposition for hours. I tried to move and couldn’t.
Fighting like hell I managed to drag my eyes barely open. The world was held in hazy relief, I couldn’t seem to focus. I saw rocks and short bushes surrounded by Low rocky hills.
There was warmth on my other side and with great effort I turned my head. A fire burned low beside me. Just beyond the fire I saw a sight that madewant to scream.
One of those spider like creatures Nu-reeh had showedin the caves was creeping up to me. It’s bite could kill me; I knew that much. In vain I tried to move, but my muscles wouldn’t respond. I
managed to rise to my elbows only to flop back and hit my head.
For a moment I saw stars. When my vision cleared, something more terrifying than the poisonous creature was there. A woman was killing the spider creature, and then a second one in a bush. She took them both and flew away.
I wanted to worry, but I couldn’t. Sleep was a more pressing issue and I fell back into blackness.
Yelling got my attention and I woke up. My face was toward the fire and I opened my eyes to see it blazing mightily. Someone had piled it high, so it burned brightly. Despite the dim evening sky the area I was in was still warm and bright.
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There was the yelling again. I heard men’s voices. They were hunting, looking for something. I heard one of them call to look over the ridge.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI sat upright and looked around. I was outside in the place Damien and his Brothers liked to stay. That frigid lake was just in front of me. Several hollowed out gourds sat aroundlike someone had been using them. Pelts of dead animals were scattered around the place. It looked Like someone had been camping.
The voices were nearer this time. They had seen tracks and were on the ‘Lookout.
It was Warriors hunting for a lost man. I scrambled to my feet and looked for a place to hide. They couldn’t findout here. I was sure that would be bad.
I remembered a small incline on the other side of the lake. Before I had more tto think about it, I bolted in that direction. The cream always leftclumsy and now was no exception. I stumbled and tripped, fighting for balance. I knew if I could get up and out of the way they may not find me.
This had to be a dream. I prayed it was just a nightmare. I was in the mountains, with Warriors hunting me, and without Damien’s family to protect me. My legs carriedwith surprising speed to the rocky incline.
There was a place about halfway up that was a small cave. It was too shallow for most mountain creatures to want. Damien and his Brothers had used it to play rough and tumble games. I sent up a silent thank you that I knew where I was.
I skinned my knees and my palms getting up the rock wall, but it was worth it. The small cleft appeared empty and it was the perfect hiding spot. Quietly, I crouched inside it and waited.
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