Dawn was just approaching when Ivan awoke. This was
the morning he would be leaving his family, he felt
sad, but knew he had to find Nathen. The others were still asleep, so he decided he would check out
the cave again.
He crept silently along the path towards the cave,
it seemed quiet enough, there didn't seem to be any
danger, but then you never could tell. As he approached the cave entrance, he stopped and listened, all seemed fine, so he crept very carefully inside, stopping every few steps to look
around and listen, still there didn't seem to be any danger, finally he realised the cave was still
empty, it seemed to him, that this would be a safe
place for his family to hide out.
When he got back to the camp, he woke Meradith and
told her about the cave, so before the others
awoke, he took Meradith to the cave and told her it
would be big enough for all of them, including the
animals, then he said, "as soon as I'm gone, unload
the wagons, then cover them with branches, until
they become invisible, then take the animals and
all our belongings to the cave."
Meradith agreed this was a good idea.
They made their way back to the camp and woke the
others, then Ivan explained about the cave and how
they should keep the entrance covered, so it no
longer looked like a cave.
Meradith wrapped some food up from the night before, so that Ivan would at least have something
to keep him going on his journey. Bella decided to
give him her lucky rabbit's foot, to keep him safe.
Ivan kissed his daughter, then untied Shadow, then
he kissed Meradith saying, "don't worry, I'll be
back here as quickly as I can."
"I hope so," said Meradith, "I don't feel so brave
at the moment, and we need a man here and ... I'll
miss you so much." She started to cry, tears
welling up in her eyes.
"Hush now!" said Ivan, "you will upset the others
if they see you crying, be brave my love."
Meradith quickly wiped her eyes and cheeks, agreeing that she must be stronger. Ivan mounted
Shadow and rode off, Meradith waved till she lost
sight of him, then turned to the others and said,
"we must work fast, we have a lot to do this day."
To be continued .......
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | March 31, 2011 - 12:08
Oh this is, sad, Jenny. I do so hope Ivan returns safely, but I guess I'll just have to wait and find out. Don't keep me waiting, too long...please;-)
Another lovely chapter. Keep writing;-)
Tina
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 12:13
Thankyou so much Tina,
there's another part on its way today, I thankyou
so much for reading and the great comment.
Jenny.
Highhat | March 31, 2011 - 12:17
Am absolutely engulfed with all the (goodies) characters. love this story.
;)Pia
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 12:21
Thankyou so much Pia, your words make my day.
Jenny.
well-wisher | April 12, 2011 - 17:14
This is a wonderful, inspirational Saga. As much about families and relationships and people getting through hard times as it is about stone age adventure.
skinner_jennifer | April 13, 2011 - 12:03
Hi well-wisher,
you know it pleases me so much to know that you are
enjoying the story so far, I do hope you enjoy the
rest of this Saga.
Thankyou again for your wonderful comment.
Jenny.
V.C.Willow | May 14, 2011 - 21:54
I've read from episode one up to now non stop and will read on and on, it really has got me gripped.
The only suggestion I would make if you don't mind me making one is that as a hunter Ivan would be looking for tracks in and out of the cave and along paths to help him locate recent movement on animals and see if the cave is empty or in use.
On to the next episode now. Great story and fabulous creation of character and background
V.C
xxx
skinner_jennifer | May 15, 2011 - 01:11
Hi there V.C.Willow,
welcome to my story, it was so kind of you to let me
know that you are reading and enjoying, it's quite
a long one, so hope you are able to read to the end.
Anyway on your suggestion about Ivan looking for tracks in and out of the cave and along paths, I'm
sure that you are right, it's really naughty of me
not to have realised, I thankyou for your advice
and will take on board what you have said.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Jenny.
V.C.Willow | May 15, 2011 - 17:12
Really enjoying the story so far, good pace and suspense and it's great to read a story where I care about what happens to the characters. You're a talented writer and I'll definitely be reading the story to the end.
Of course in reference to my suggestion, I'm making a lot of assumptions about the story and and the setting of the piece. It's quite possible that since smell is so important the use of tracks are rarely or never used by Ivan or the hunters. So its not really in any way influential on the plot.
Hope you're having a great weekend and not getting caught too much of this rain
V.C
skinner_jennifer | May 15, 2011 - 17:36
What a great message to leave, you've made my day
completely with those kind words, I really do
appreciate them. Thankyou so much.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | June 13, 2011 - 15:57
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