Jonah and his men had been travelling for three
days, they had travelled a great distance and
almost finished digging the ten pits. Jonah, had
awoken that morning in very high spirits, he
announced to the men, that there would be no pit
digging that day, he had decided the men would go
hunting and have a good feast.
The men were weary and unsure, but so glad of the
break from digging, that their spirits were raised
somewhat. They talked among themselves, wondering
what had become of their leader Nathen, "was he
dead or alive?"
Jonah told the men, to make camp in a thicket of the forest, he said they must build a fire to cook the food they would be eating later. Jonah took
some of his own men, out with some of Nathen's men,
while the rest of his own men would stay behind and
guard the rest of Nathen's men back at the camp,
that way they were less likely to escape.
Jonah had decided to go along by the river, as his
senses told him that there were other humans close
by, he was also sure that in the far distance, he
had seen a figure coming up out of the river, but
because it was so far away, he couldn't be sure.
'May be!' he thought, 'there might be more men to
join the others,' he rubbed his hands together,
deciding he would look tomorrow, for today they
would hunt and feast.
As they made their way through the forest, there
was a cold chill in the air, Nathen's men were
really desperate for some good wholesome food.
Jonah shouted, "we will feast on rabbit stew tonight and we will catch many fish, I'm a true
fisherman," he said proudly, "so I will fish and
you other men will hunt rabbit."
That night Jonah was so sure of himself, he thought, 'the more men I capture, the more powerful I become. I will give the men a treat
every now and then, just to keep them happy, then
watch them work till they drop.' An evil grin came
over his face, as again he rubbed his hands together in pleasure.
To be continued ........
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | March 30, 2011 - 16:30
Gosh, Jenny - two chapters in one day. Quite a treat;-)
All that talk of rabbit stew is making me hungry.
Seriously though, shall look forward to another chapter, hopefully tomorrow, perhaps.
Tina
skinner_jennifer | March 30, 2011 - 16:48
Thankyou Tina, you're a gem, hopefully yes tomorrow.
Enjoy your tea.
Thankyou for reading and commenting.
Jenny.
pinda | March 30, 2011 - 17:01
Tina, I wouldn't be suprised if Jennifer was to upload the next chapter tonight :) I don't know how you do it Jennifer, your work rate is incredible and I praise you for being able to deliver these great installments without hindering the quality of story-telling, plot and characters etc.
I'm enjoying the way Jonah's ego and greed is metamorphosing, I can't imagine how Nathen and his family will prevail against him. Love the way you focus on every aspect of these chracters lives aswell, from the insects to their menu, it's pretty awesome.
Carry on the hard work, I'm sure you know by now that there's pilgrims on this site wanting to know what'll be the outcome of this story :D
X
Pinda
SteveM | March 30, 2011 - 17:07
That Jonah... he's a bad dude. I had a boss like him once.
Waiting for part 13. Remember to get some sleep in between writing.
Steve
oldpesky | March 30, 2011 - 17:19
Everybody loves a good baddie like Jonah, which is one of the reasons we will read on to discover his fate. Good luck.
Highhat | March 30, 2011 - 19:58
Well I certainly hope goodness will prevail.
Keep going Jenny- this is going really well-
;)Pia
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 09:00
Thankyou so much Pinda, I think it's because I'm
enjoying writing the story and feeling at ease with
the people in the story, that I'm finding every
spare moment I can to write, I doubt if I shall ever
feel the same way about writing another story, so
I'm making the most of this one, I shall be sorry
when it's finished.
Again thankyou for a wonderful comment.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 09:06
Hi Steve,
you've done it again, I'm starting to laugh again,
that boss of yours must have been a right rogue, I've
known bosses like that aswell.
Thanks for a great comment and for reading.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 09:09
Hi Oldpesky,
yes I agree with you, it wouldn't be a story if there
wasn't a baddie somewhere lurking around.
Appreciate you reading and thankyou for the good luck
wishes, it's much appreciated.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | March 31, 2011 - 09:12
Hi Pia,
we will have to see if goodness does prevail, but I
certainly think there is a lot more to come, we will
see.
I really do appreciate the fact that you are still
reading and letting me know you are enjoying the
story.
Thankyou again Pia.
Jenny.
well-wisher | April 12, 2011 - 17:07
Jonah is a very believable villain. Not really evil but just ruthless and pragmatic.
Jonah and the hunters remind me of the Mayans in Mel Gibson's Apocalypto the way they captured and enslaved people from more primitive tribes.
skinner_jennifer | April 13, 2011 - 11:58
Thankyou well-wisher,
you know I often think that any bad in a person,
stems from something that happened to them in their
life. I do not believe that anybody is born bad, so
for me Jonah has had a bad past, he doesn't trust
anyone and likes to get them, before they get him.
That was a very nice thing to say, I've never actually seen Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, but it was
kind of you to say it reminded you of the film.
Thankyou.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | June 13, 2011 - 15:54
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