Deep in the Wild: Dire Wolves by Gerry Griffiths

Author:Gerry Griffiths [Griffiths, Gerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: X13
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2021-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

23

THE TRIBE

Sterling Mead woke up and glanced at the date on his wristwatch. He couldn’t believe it had been eight days since he had journeyed through the cave to the other side of the mountain. He wondered if the rescue teams were still looking for him and if they had found Morgan’s body. He doubted there was much left of his friend after being attacked by the short-faced bear, the massive beast being twice the size of a polar bear.

He brushed aside his parka he had been using for a blanket. He sat up in the rock trough having gotten a good night’s sleep on the box spring of tree branches covered with a thin mattress of crushed pine needles and algae sponge scraped from the cavern walls.

Even though the temperature outside the cavern had dipped into the forties, the interior of the grotto had remained relatively warm throughout the night due to the heat generated from the nearby hot springs. Early morning light filtered in through the massive mouth of the cave and looked like a giant snow globe displaying the white-dusted forest outside.

Sterling stepped out from his makeshift bed onto the cold stone floor in his bare feet. Wearing a thick flannel shirt and trousers, he was tempted to put on his socks and boots when he heard splashing down by the lagoon. He made his way down the stone pathway, careful not to slip on the slick surface dampened by the high humidity.

Reaching the pool’s edge, Sterling saw three naked women standing waist deep in the water, having fun splashing one another. When they realized Sterling was watching, they stopped and gazed up at him. They made no effort to cover their bare breasts.

The women were short in stature, just over four feet tall. They had fine brownish hair over most of their bodies and caramel colored skin. Each woman had a crudely etched x-shaped scar the size of a silver dollar on her right shoulder. Even though they might have passed for triplets, Sterling knew there was a slight age difference between them.

Sterling might have been aroused if it weren’t for the women’s ape-like facial features. They had high-bridged brows and closely knit eyes, flat noses, jutting upper lips, and sloping chins.

“Good morning,” Sterling said, speaking out loud and using sign language.

The women—whose names were Jasmine, Luna, and Maya—gestured back to Sterling. Maya, who was the youngest, motioned for Sterling to join them.

“I’d love to.” Sterling stripped off his shirt, trousers, and underwear. Wading in, the bottom sloped suddenly causing him to shiver when his genitals submerged in the cold water. He wet his hair and splashed his bearded face.

The women giggled and went back to bathing as though Sterling weren’t there.

Sterling was washing his armpits when he heard a loud grunt. He turned and saw four men wearing animal hides and fur foot coverings, three wielding spears, the fourth a cudgel, standing on the edge of the lagoon. The young trim men had thin beards, short coarse hair, were nearly five feet tall, and could have been mistaken for a band of pigmies.

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