The Way of the Seed_Earth Spawn of Kalpeon by Richard Dean Hall

Author:Richard Dean Hall [Hall, Richard Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781631832987
Publisher: Lanier Press
Published: 2018-07-15T18:30:00+00:00

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They approached the parapet at the far end of the city. Ott could smell water in the air and heard laughter and voices coming from below. With the twin volcanic peaks towering in the distance, he made his way on to the parapet and peered over. The river ran wide, slow, and clear as it snaked its way down from the mountainous area that gave rise to the twin volcanic peaks. It approached the city to the rear and meandered wide, running parallel to the side wall. In a large area between the back wall and where the river curved away was a large gathering of people, all naked.

The entire area was covered in low rock formations and shimmering pools of different sizes. Water vapor spiraled in the air as men, women, and children of all ages cavorted about and others relaxed in the warm pools heated by the underground thermals from the distant volcanic peaks. As Ott and the others looked on in amazement, men and women smiled up, calling to Asil and Ece to join them. Asil shouted back to the people below and proceeded to a lower section of wall, over which a planked walkway extended down to a grassy area adjacent to the rocky formations. With Asil in the lead, the group descended and walked out on the grass, dotted everywhere with piles of clothing. Ece faced the group, and with a smile she untied the cinch at the front of her garment and shrugged it off. Completely naked, she walked out and across the rocks to a pool misty with vapors and slipped into the warm water. Asil slid in beside her.

As Ott surveyed the spectacle, Cha placed her bow, quiver, and pouch on the ground and removed her leggings and tunic. Ott swiveled his gaze around the pool, and when he came back to Cha, she stood naked by his side. Without taking his eyes from her, he began removing his own clothing. He dropped his clothes to the ground as Graf and Yaan, already naked, walked out into the warm mist. They all proceeded to the large pool, where Asil and Ece waved them forward. At the edge of the pool, they eased themselves into the water. Immersed to her breasts, Cha felt enveloped by comfort. She tilted her head back against the ledge and through half-closed eyes gazed through the sparkling mist at a brilliant blue sky patched with drifting, pearlescent clouds.

As the sounds of people talking and children laughing drifted around her, Cha’s thoughts turned to all the places she, Ott, Graf, and Yaan had ever lived. From her earliest memories of the clan of Malan, through countless places and faces to the horror of the death of the clan of the bison, only Ott, Graf, and Yaan remained. Everything else was just memories through a time she had no way of measuring. And what of this strange new place? What new things would they see and learn? How long would they remain, and why would they leave? Cha pushed the thoughts aside and looked to Ott.

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