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This is a work of fiction that portrays its characters engaging in sex and sex-play. Any individual who is "getting busy" is old enough to do so.
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This tale is tagged as Incest/Taboo and describes sexual activity between siblings. If that type of story is not for you, this is your last warning to turn aside.
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Day 195
I made my rounds, checking on the various projects we had going on - and making repairs where needed.
By the time I saw the women, at lunch, Hestia and her mother had suits of clothing made like those of the rest of the women in our tribe.
Megan asked the two of them if they would like to join us for lunch and the woman (and the pre-teen princess) accepted.
Hestia's mom's name was a fairly new word for me. It was something like a small stream. In my mind, I called her "Brook" to be able to recall how to pronounce it.
Brook was impressed with the ovens and the efficiency with which the women could produce the bread required each day - which allowed them to move on to other tasks.
She asked several questions about the flour we were using. When I explained that I was buying it from a distant island, her face fell.
I told her about how we were in the process of growing our own wheat and she asked to see the fields.
Megan offered to take her later in the day. My sister was well aware of my plans - as well as all of the preparation and resources that went into the overarching project - and it would be better if I weren't seen hanging out with a woman who was not my bond-mate - although I would not have taken her without my sister anyway.
Once we had finished eating, we each returned to our tasks.
The hog pen was holding pretty well. I was surprised that the little porkers were not trying to root under the wall of their enclosure but - so far at least - they were satisfied snuffling around inside of their pen.
Finished with my tasks, I went to see Miriam and she assured me that she had stopped by to check on the sows and - from what she could tell - the breeding had taken. Based on my rough estimates, we could expect some baconettes to make an appearance in about four months.
After the evening meal, one of the young warriors asked for permission to marry one of the older teens. Her parents agreed.
The proposal made me think about what Megan had said - regarding the two old maids that would probably be making a move on Trace. I asked her how that was going.
She just smiled and said that it was a work in progress. So far, the two women seemed to feel that they would be better off to work together than to compete for his attention. The only real question was whether he, like the men of our tribe, would think that they were beneath him - and try for someone younger.
He was old enough that Megan thought it was unlikely that a village family would accept his proposal for the hand of a pretty young girl - especially if they were considered to be a good catch.
Since Trace's choices were fairly limited, Megan thought the women, who had set their sights on him, were probably just playing a waiting game.
The two ladies shared a hut already - which was another reason that it made sense for them to work together.
Even though proposing to two women at the same time was a little unusual, it wasn't like the whole tribe didn't already anticipate that it was coming - and their families would likely agree to the bonding because they didn't want the two of them complaining that they were keeping them from a man.
Megan said that Miriam had sweetened the pot a little by insinuating that she intended to allow both of the women to get at least two kids each off of the man - assuming Trace was up to the task.
My sister believed that this served a couple of Miriam's initiatives - broaden the gene-pool - and give two moderate-achievers something to work a little harder to obtain.
Meg implied that the cackling and clucking in the tribal "hen house" was close to an all-time high. The two women were motivated - and the rest of the women were responding well to their new-found perkiness.
At bedtime, Megan wanted to cuddle - so we kissed and caressed - and I made sweet love to my lovely sweet sister.
Day 196
Rowe asked about what to do with the poop from the birds. Apparently, it was accumulating fast enough that he wanted to forestall problems. I told him to try mixing it with fish scraps and saw-dust and soil - but that he would have to experiment with it. I explained that, if he got the combination right, it should make things grow bigger and better. He seemed to understand. He planned to try it on some of the veggies we were growing.
I made a few repairs to the playground equipment and then went to help clean fish at the lagoon. I'm not much of a fisherman but I'm pretty good with a knife. We were mostly chunking the meat up for chowder - but I cut a couple nice filets to show the butcher and Miriam.
I got sweet kisses from my sister at lunch - and a little alligator stew. The kisses came before the stew. Megan won't kiss me after I've eaten the stuff - until I've rinsed out my mouth. I still don't understand what she dislikes so much about the dish. I'd eat it all the time if it didn't cause problems that made my daily routine a little less routine.
Miriam brought over a bite of one of the filets that had grilled up nicely on her first attempt. She had, obviously, already tasted it because the seasoning she chose was pretty nice. I nodded and she took samples to her husband and the other elders.
In the afternoon, I went back to the lagoons and cut a few more filets.
Dinner time was - of course - an event - with the wedding of the young couple.
Megan and I got a little dancing in - and then I took her back to our place for a little horizontal-mambo.
Week 29
We've been on the island for 28 weeks - more than half of a year! Last night, I dreamed about the beach where we landed.
At breakfast, Miriam came over to suggest that I go scout out the very place I had dreamed about. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up when she said it.
I had already mentioned my dream to Megan. When she heard Miriam's words, her eyes bulged. When Miriam noticed her reaction, she just nodded to the two of us, knowingly, and hurried off to her next chore.
Even though - based on the shear craziness of my dream matching with Miriam's words - I wanted to take an entire platoon with me - I opted to keep my party small. I checked in with Hal and he said he thought that was the best approach.
He had not had any dreams but suggested we pack - and plan - as if we expected to run into trouble. He gave me two compound bows and several arrows to go with the knives, spears, and slings that every adult male - and - now - most of the teens - carried everywhere they went - regardless of their assigned task.
I asked Hal who I should take and the only person he named was Trace. I asked about Joshua and he just shrugged, like it was my choice but didn't really matter.
Since I had a bad habit of dragging the poor man off to almost everything I did, I decided to leave him out - this time.
When Hal learned that was the direction I was leaning, he suggested two of the older teens by name.
He said he thought the four of us would be the right group.
I gathered the others from their tasks and cruised by to check in with the elders - who - obviously - had already been visited by the elder female.
I stopped to see her next - to collect trail food. My adoptive mother gave me cheek-kisses as well.
A few hours later, I held up my hand, palm forward, as we approached the old campsite - telling the others to stay quiet and keep their eyes open.
Seeing no one around, I sent one of the boys up a nearby palm tree - to serve as a lookout - and went to investigate the coals that - even from where I was standing - seemed to still have heatwaves coming off of them.
The remnants of the fire weren't smoking - but they were warm enough to tell me that someone had probably cooked breakfast here.
I peeked through the brush - that led to the bay - to find a dinghy beached above the high-tide marks.
There wasn't much trash around the area so - whoever had been here was either considerate - or somewhat careful - but - if it had been me - I would have smothered the fire before I'd left.
Since the landing-craft indicated that somebody would be returning, we hung around and waited.
When the lookout's legs got tired, I took a turn up the palm.
I wasn't super proficient with the ankle-slings - but I could get by.
My watch didn't last as long as his, though, because my legs still weren't as strong as theirs - even after more than six months of living at their activity levels.
We had each taken a turn - and the first young man was back up the tree - when we heard talking - and he quickly slid down to join us.
There was no boat waiting - which suggested that they either had a pre-arranged time - or a signal of some kind - to catch their ride off the island.
I wanted to know what was up before I made a move - so we hid ourselves in the patches of thick brush - which we'd already picked out as hiding places - when we'd talked over what I thought would happen.
If I signaled the others, they would attack. The signal I'd arranged was simple - I would put an arrow through the biggest fucker of the bunch.
The voices got closer. The men (the voices we'd heard so far were male, at least) were making no attempt to be quiet - which was why we knew well in advance that they were approaching.
There were only two of them. They were talking about spying on one of the villages. Since they hadn't come down the path we used, I assumed it wasn't ours.
They talked about how many men they thought they needed - and how many girls they thought they could grab. From the sound of it, they planned to return the next day - but the leader seemed to be uncertain about whether or not he could get the number of men he needed by that time.