Battle for Tomorrow by Frederick Bell

Author:Frederick Bell [Bell, Frederick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9780982307922
Google: dmYaTbJBfWIC
Amazon: B004YYKUEY
Publisher: Alternative Views Publishing
Published: 2011-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Trod Horhon had trekked for many days through the deep woods before coming out of permanent darkness into blue sky and sunshine. It was a welcome change to be jumping on the grassy fields again.

Happy to finally reach the end of their journey, Horhon ordered her hunters to scout this new territory. Later Norgolash reported seeing nentenens crossing the river. And when Gangahar returned to tell them of a giant herd of goud everyone was convinced that this was indeed a good place to be. But the best news of all came with Katakana, who now jumped in from the field and spoke as the dust settled around her.

“Game is plentiful. Meat animals are to be found everywhere. All that we need is here. Except Iranha. Perhaps we shall never see them again.”

This too was Horhon’s desire, though what Katakana had said was not even close to reality. “Never is a very long time, and I fear we shall see these Iranha much sooner than that.”

Nevertheless, now was not the time to be thinking of them. Other details needed her close attention. And first among them to be done was to dig out their new burrow.

“Dig here.” Horhon scratched her clawed foot across the ground. Norgolash was only too eager to start digging. Thick clouds of dust swirled upward out of this deepening hole, and very soon only the tip of her tail was visible.

By early next morning their task was completed and everyone admired their new sand burrow. Scraping the dirt from his claws, Antayak came through the tunnel into the central chamber. A small fire burned in its center, which by now seemed so ever-present that most in the trod walked past it without even noticing.

It was daylight and those who had labored all night now retired to their burrows to sleep. Even with so much to do Horhon felt herself being unconsciously pulled to her own burrow. The others were already curled up inside fast asleep, though she noticed that Ilon’s hollowed out hole was empty.

“And where do you sneak off to so early this morning?” He had left a strong scent that was easy to track. Her big eyes narrowed when she noticed his spear. “Hunting? Do not even think about it.”

“I do as I wish,” Ilon said, the firmness of his words telling her that this would be his decision alone. “I am a hunter, not a baby.”

“There must be another way,” she told him firmly, implying that he was the one who would have to change. Horhon knew she was being overprotective but it was for his own good. “There are too many dangers, too many opportunities for something to go wrong. You must promise me not to hunt alone again.”

Although he did try to argue she was resolute in her determination to make him do this for her. And so when he went out hunting the next day Gangahar was close behind him. Ilon did not like this new arrangement at all.

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