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Elop carefully struck the rock with another rock, chipping away at the long, narrow rock. Soon, a sharp point was formed. The stone was as long as Elop's hand and he deemed it right for his need. He then took one of the long, stout pieces of wood and affixed the new blade to a groove in the stick. He then wound a long piece of sinew around the groove.
Elop's final act was to dip the weapon into a stone bowl with melted bear fat. He coated the tip to just beyond where the sinew wrapped around shaft and stone. He then placed the stone very close to the fire he'd built. Before beginning to chip away at the next piece of flint, he checked the five short spears he'd already rested near the flame.
Three of the spears were ready and he gathered the three into his hands. Then he thrust the spears, point first into a nearby snow embankment. The snow gave off a fearsome hiss as the very hot stone cooled instantly.
When Elop had completed the manufacture of two hands of short spears, he secreted the spears; as the son of the Riaf Chief, Elop had some that would gladly undermine Elop's plans. Jealousy and internal strife, it would seem was the way of the Riaf people, the people of the ice and snow.
There was talk of land many days walk from the domed huts of the Riaf people where there was no ice or snow. To reach these lands, one would wait for the great orb to awaken from dark and begin walking, keeping the great org to the bird hand. When the great orb was directly overhead, it was wise to stop walking, else one could become confused as to which direction to travel. Then, after having a meal, when the great orb began to travel along the fox hand, begin walking again, always keeping the great orb to the fox hand. And when the great orb lay down, leaving the small orb to light the way, it would be wise to find shelter during the dark. In dark, many creatures did rise and roam, using the dark to cloak themselves. They were ferocious and did prey upon the hapless hunter that had not sought shelter and had not readied a fire.
Upon entering the domed hut, Elop sought out Suna and Avluv. Both Suna and Avluv smiled shyly at Elop, the virile, handsome son of their Chief.
Suna was a striking beauty, with hair the color of freshly fallen snow. Elop had spied upon Suna and the mother of Suna as the two bathed one another in the hot stream to the rising great orb's direction from their domed hut. Mother and daughter did possess breasts that would suckle many children. Suna and her mother did possess hips that were wide, hips that could easily bear many children. And Suna and her mother had fur between their thighs that was as white as the snow.
Avluv, like Elop, had hair the color of bark of the trees. Her eyes, were the color of the rising sky. Her breasts were large, ready to suckle a child and her hips were well-formed, ready to bear children.
His father and his mother waved Elop to where they sat, awaiting the meal of the dying great orb. With smiles and soft touches, Suna and Avluv bade Elop to obey his mother and father
Reffus, Elop's mother did notice the distended condition of his loincloth as he parted company with Suna and Avluv. She smiled, pointing to his condition and Elop had the grace to blush. The Chief alerted his two young wives and pointed to his son, his only child's erect cock and distended loincloth. Elop blushed hotly as the Chief laughed a scornful laugh and his two younger wives giggled. Elop's mother turned and glared at chief and chief's younger wives. The wives ceased their laughter but Chief scowled at his first wife.
After the meal, Elop crawled to his pile of furs and slept; the rising great orb would bring a most fearsome challenge for Elop.
Even before the great orb awakened, Elop pulled on his loincloth and his head covering. None within the domed hut was awake as he slowly made his way to the flap of the hut. Snow had fallen while the Riaf people slumbered; the flap was heavy and hard to move. Elop resisted the urge to grab a handful of snow and hurl that snow at Krej while Krej slept.
Krej was one of the young men that vied to mock Elop, undermine Elop's status in the eyes of the Riaf people. Krej and his cronies would think nothing of rising up and slaughtering Elop if Elop's death would benefit their families.
Elop found his spears and loosely bound the two hands of weapons with a thin strip of leather. He made a loop in the loose end of the leather and looped that over his bird hand shoulder. This left his bird hand free to pull the drag behind himself as he journeyed.
He did think briefly of putting his spears onto the drag; the cord was cutting into his shoulder as he walked. But he knew he needed to keep all of his spears close at hand, close for the ready action. Then, grabbing his long spear in his fox hand, Elop started walking, keeping the great orb to his fox hand as he walked.
Elop heard the great Snow Bear before he saw the beast. The large male was attempting to break the ice over the stream, hoping to catch a fish or two for a meal. Preparing to strike, Elop gave a loud exclamation.
The male ceased his efforts to break the thick ice and looked at Elop. The snow bear decided that Elop would make a fine meal. Rising to his full height, the snow bear let out a loud roar. Elop also let out a loud roar and the snow bear lumbered toward the foolish human.
Elop's long spear jabbed into the snow bear's massive chest. The snow bear let out a second roar, a roar of pain and of anger. He swatted at the long spear as Elop pulled a shorter spear from his sling.
The snow bear let out a roar as the second spear entered his chest. A third, fourth and fifth spear jabbed into his chest and soon the bear toppled over, dead.
Elop waited until he was sure the beast was truly done before retrieving his bloodied weapons from the bear. Then began the long effort of dragging his kill home to the domed hut.
Reaching the stone ridge that protected the hut from the fierce winds that blew from the large mountain, Elop wiped the sweat from his brow. He labored to remove the bear's claws and threaded one hand and one foot's claws onto a knotted loop of sinew. Then he threaded the claws of the bear's other hand and foot onto a second loop of sinew.
The hide was scraped clean of meat, fat and tendons. Then, with a shudder, Elop used snow to cleanse his flesh of the blood of his kill. His spears were now put to use in holding the animal's pelt aloft so that it could dry and cure.
There was much celebration when Elop dragged the carcass of the bear to the domed hut. The Chief smiled and pounded his son on his back. Even Kuskid nodded his approval of the bear meat. Krej did grumble that it seemed to be a very small bear. The Chief glared angrily at the mother and father of Krej and the two did silence Krej, lest they be denied any of the bear meat to enjoy.
Each time the great orb rose from slumber, Elop trekked to his site and checked his pelt and his necklaces. When the pelt was fully cured, Elop took the fur and rolled it carefully. He held the fur with his fox hand and the necklaces with his bird hand and returned to the domed hut. He presented the very large snow bear pelt to the Chief. He then presented the first claw necklace to the mother of Suna. With gasps of pleasure, the mother of Suna draped the necklace of claws about her neck. The mother and father of Avluv looked on with wonder as Elop approached them and knelt in respect to the father of Avluv. He then presented the father of Avluv with the second necklace of claws.
Again, Elop approached his father, the Chief of the Riaf people. Pointing first to Suna, Elop then pointed to himself. Then he pointed to the smiling Avluv and again pointed to himself.
With a grunt, Kuskid grabbed Chief's arm. Chief looked from his son to his friend Kuskid. The two elder men huddled together and mumbled to one another.
Kuskid pointed to Suna then to himself. With a loud grunt and scowl, the Chief pointed to Suna, then to himself. Kuskid looked at Suna, then the Chief and hung his head. Then, the slender elder pointed to Avluv, then to himself. The Chief looked at the no longer smiling father and mother of Avluv and the deeply frowning Avluv. With a grunt and a nod, the Chief agreed. The Chief would take Suna as his fourth wife and Kuskid could take Avluv as a wife.
With a stern look, the Chief denied his son's intentions. Elop stared at his father with grave disappointment, pointing to the large pelt he'd gifted to the Chief. The Chief dismissed his son with a sneer and a wave of his hand; the pelt was of no importance.
Reffus, mother of Elop gave a bitter laugh. Chief turned to glare at his first wife. With another scornful laugh, she pointed to the two younger wives of Chief then mimed great disappointment. A few of the women, watching the tableau did giggle. When the chief abruptly turned to glare about the hut, the women ceased with their giggles. Even in the silence, the Chief flushed angrily.
Reffus again pointed at the two younger wives, at herself, then at Suna and again mimed frustration, disappointment. Chief waved at his wife to cease with her mockery.
Reffus then pointed to Kuskid and again let out a scornful laugh. She reminded Chief that Kuskid had once had a wife, Eugnot. And Eugnot had decided that life beyond the domed hut, life outside of the protection of the Riaf people was preferable to uniting with the very poorly endowed Kuskid.
Kuskid barked angrily as Reffus indicated his very small manhood, causing the women to titter and some men to laugh at the small man. Kuskid flushed angrily but when Reffus invited him to bare his loins, prove her wrong, the man hid his face from the light of the central fire.
Reffus indicated that Chief should allow his son to unite with Suna and with Avluv. After all, Elop had proven his worth; the large animal fur was proof; the bear's claws was proof, and the meat the Riaf people had enjoyed was proof.