Bunduki 1: Bunduki by J.T. Edson

Author:J.T. Edson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: james allenvale bunduki gunn, zillikian, tarzan, jt edson, philip jos farmer, bunduki, dawn drummondclayton, lord greystoke, new world fantasy
Publisher: Piccadilly
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten – Don’t Kill Her, Damn You!

‘I don’t like it,’ Sabart stated, glancing around her in a worried manner. The foreign bitch is going into the land of the “Hairy People”.’

‘You can always turn back,’ Elidor spat out. While equally perturbed, her rival’s words had the effect of making her determined to keep going. A malicious smile flickered on her face as. she continued, ‘I don’t intend to. And, anyway, there shouldn’t be any danger. Charole told us the foreign bitch wouldn’t dare enter the jungle.’

When Dryaka had ordered his faction to follow Dawn, the Protectress had said that her adherents would accompany them. As the High Priest had known that the eagle’s attendant was a very capable tracker and might be useful in following Dawn, and as he was not enamored with the idea of riding to the main camp in the company of Charole’s supporters, even with the Council of Elders’ messenger present, he had agreed.

Discussing how the foreign girl might act, Charole had proved to share Dryaka’s theory that she would, in all probability, avoid penetrating too deeply into the woodland. Unfortunately, the Mun-Gatahs’ party found that she was doing so, and was showing no sign of turning towards the plains. Instead, she seemed to be determined to enter the jungle, even though it was the domain of the ‘Hairy People’.

Already the terrain was becoming difficult for the Mun-Gatahs to traverse it in a compact group. If the trees and bushes should grow in closer proximity, they would be compelled to ride in single file. Doing so would render them even more vulnerable to ambush and attack, especially if the girl belonged to a warrior race which made its home in such country. None of them had any desire to fight against archers as skilled as she had been, particularly when they were armed with bows of the kind that had killed Tomlu. However, as neither faction would allow their rivals to see they were worried, each waited and hoped the other would suggest that they went back.

‘Look!’ snapped one of Dryaka’s male adherents, pointing ahead. ‘It’s her!’

Following the direction indicated by the speaker, the rest of the party saw Dawn. They were relieved to notice that she was no longer carrying the bow and quiver of arrows, although there was no time for them to consider and discuss the omission. Becoming aware of their presence, she turned and started to run away.

‘Get after her!’ Sabart screamed.

Despite the rest of the party’s eagerness to follow the order, there was some confusion for a few seconds. To allow the eagle’s attendant an unrestricted view of the girl’s tracks, the rest of the party had been compelled to let him take the lead and walk ahead of them. On seeing the killer of his bird, belatedly, as his eyes had been on her trail rather than watching his surroundings, he let out a shriek of rage that was reminiscent of the cry the eagle had given as it was plunging towards its intended victim.

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