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Chapter 44: On the Beach
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Clanluna
Chapter 44: On the Beach
Harry Potter is owned by JK Rowling
Earth’s Children is owned by Jean Auel
Members of the Clanluna who went to the Beach
---Luna (25) – Other, Leader, 1st Weech, Creb’s widow, Thonlan’s mate, (Snorkack totem)
-------Lena – (0) Other, Luna’s Daughter, Weech
---Ruža (15) – Other, (formerly of the Harvatišarana), Thonlan’s 2nd Mate, 7th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
---Ayla (19) – Other, Clan’s 1st Ranked Medicine Woman, 2nd Weech, 2nd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Zar’s Mate, (Cave Lion totem)
--------Creba (0) Ayla’s ¼ Clan daughter, Weech
---Uba (13) – Clan, Medicine Woman, Vorn’s mate, Iza’s daughter
---Brač (13) – Clan, Oga’s 1st ex-son, woman, Vorn’s 2nd mate (Bison totem)
---Uka (23) – Clan, Ebra’s sister, Grod’s widow, Vorn’s Mother
---Ovra (23) – Clan, Goov’s mate, (Beaver totem)
---Iga (26) - Other, (formerly: Andromedanaea of the Sungaea) 3rd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, red-foot, Clanluna (one-who-serves-the-Mother) Groog’s Mate
------Ina (0) - Iga’s 1/16 Clan daughter
---Igra (11) – Clan, Ika’s daughter, Groog’s 2nd mate, Brac’s former Mate,
---Krstu (21) – Other, (Krstulović of the Đananđanađa) Clanluna’s Acolyte, redfoot, Groog’s 3rd Mate, 6th Ranked Woman-who-Hunts
---Ena (23) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
---Eva (12) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, Groob’s mate, 5th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
------Droog (0) ¾ Clan son of Eva
---Ika (25) – Clan, Crug’s mate
---Aga (29) – Clan, Droog’s widow, Groob’s mother, Grev’s mate
---Ona (14) – Clan, Borg’s widow, Grev’s ex, Ranec’s mate (Owl totem)
---Gynocles (5) – Gynosphinx, Andro’s Mate
------Heracles (1) – Gynosphinx, Gyno’s cub
------Leacles (1) - Gynosphinx, Gyno’s cub
The next day, Luna gathered up all the women and portkeyed them to the shores of the Southwestern Sea where the Đananđanađa lived.
Chapter 44: On the Beach
“Why don’t we invite the women of your cave to spend the day with us?” asked Luna, of Krstu.
“Yes, Goddess,” replied Krstu, obediently, as Luna scowled.
“Krstulović!” called out Chief Knežević, when he saw his daughter with the group of Clanluna women. “You came back! How have you been?”
“I am well, father,” replied Krstu. “How have things been here?”
“Wonderful!” exclaimed Chief Knežević. “After the others returned from the Underworld, last year, they tried using some of those flathead signs they’re learned. The flatheads were so grateful for a chance to communicate that they offered to share their mates with us!”
“Then, next time they visit, we will have to return the favor,” replied Krstu.
“You can’t be serious!” yelled Chief Knežević, before he saw the determination in his daughter’s eyes. “You ARE serious! I’d heard rumors about you Sharing Pleasures with a flathead, last summer, but I never believed them!”
“It’s true, father. In fact this:” said Krstu, as she pointed out her red skirt, bare chest and red dyed feet, “is the costume of the Clanluna’s version of a Đana woman. I’m currently acting as a Đana woman for a young flathead, or as they prefer to call themselves, Clan.”
Chief Knežević stared at his daughter in shock! She’s just told him that she was breaking the biggest taboo the Đananđanađa had.
“In fact, after spending a winter with the true Goddess, Luna, there are many things about our people I will try to change,” said Krstu. “But for now, we’re just here to spend the day at the beach and Luna wanted to invite the women of the Đananđanađa to spend the day with us.
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None of the Đananđanađa women feared to swim in the sea. And after an afternoon of swimming and sunning themselves, the women returned to the cave, where Luna invited them to attend the Clanluna Summer gathering. Everyone who went, last year was eager to return! And after hearing their tales over the winter, many more Đananđanađa chose to go, including, Chief Knežević and the tribe’s Đana.
Even the ones who’d been last year couldn’t believe their eyes when they arrived. The Underworld was just too fantastic to be believed!
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“I can’t believe we’re doing this!” complained Frebec. “You’ve all lost your minds! Why do you want to spend your summer with a bunch of animals instead of attending the Summer Meeting?”
“It’s your own fault, Frebec,” laughed Crozie. “If you hadn’t spent all winter trying to tell us how bad these Clanluna were, we wouldn’t all have wanted to come so badly!”
Just then, Talut signaled them to halt. He’d just reached the top of a hill and evidently spotted something on the other side.
Nezzie stepped up beside him and couldn’t believe her eyes! “Look! There’s Ranec!”
“Where?” asked Wymez, and he strode forward to look.
He couldn’t believe it either! There below them, were several conical tents, a mixed group of human, flatheads and mixed people, several ½ horse/ ½ human things, some lions with human heads, and a group of purple reindeer, each with a single crumpled horn. There was a large amount of meat drying on racks.
“Frebec! You brought the entire Lion Camp with you!” called Ranec as he ran up to them.
“I take it back Frebec,” laughed Crozie. “You weren’t exaggerating! In fact, your stories didn’t do it justice!”
“Where are all the women?” asked Nezzie when she noticed that everyone there was either: male, non-human, or a not yet mature girl.
“Oh well, you see, amongst the Clanluna, we have a tradition of the men going on a multi-day hunt when the woman have their moon time,” replied, Ranec, sheepishly.
Talut burst out laughing!
“You mean when the women (ha ha ha!) you go (ha ha ha!) laughed Talut. “That’s too rich! I wished we’d thought of that! Maybe the Mammutoi she start a new tradition! (ha ha ha!)
“Don’t you dare!” growled Nezzie, swatting her mate.
“You’re welcome to stay with us,” said Ranec. “We had some other visitors come to the Claluna Summer Gathering several days ago. Come on, I’ll introduce you to some of the men!”
“This is Zar, He’s the 1st Ranked male hunter, which, sort of makes him like a Headman, He’s also a clanluna, which is our version of a mammut,” said Ranec.
“Talut! He’s like Rydag!” exclaimed Nezzie.
“Very much so,” agreed Ranec. “Like Rydag, he can’t speak spoken languages, only the Clan signs. But he can understand Mammutoi, perfectly.”
“What is ‘Clan’?” asked Nezzie.
“Clan, is what the people, we call flatheads, in Mammutoi, call themselves,” explained Ranec. “They can make some sounds. But, mostly they talk with their hands.”
Nezzie burst into tears!
Nezzie, honey, what’s wrong?” asked Talut.
“Don’t you see?” sobbed Nezzie. “Rydag could have talked to us if we’d only thought of making signs with our hands!”
“I think that’s probably true,” agreed Ranec, as Talut gave him a “You’re not helping!” look.
“Are those really sintars?” asked Latie.
“Centaur,” replied Ekwus, in English. “Would you like to ride on my back, little one?”
“He’s offering to let you ride on your back,” translated Ranec. “Go on! It’s safe. In the Meantime, let me introduce you to the rest of us.”
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When the men of the Clanluna finally returned to the Summer Gathering with the Lion Camp, Iza rode out to meet them on Starlight’s back. Zeen and Ura were following on Honey Lovers’s back while Luna, on her broom, flew overhead.
Luna, Iga and Ayla had made an extra-large batch of popsicles that Ayla shared with the new visitors and members of the Clanluna.
Ayla and Ranec had set the trend last year, so that when a man asked a Woman-Who-Hunts to go hunting, he was really inviting her to Share Pleasures. (though, the couple in question, never came back, empty-handed) The members of the visiting tribes quickly caught on to the Mother Festival atmosphere of the Summer Gathering and were soon inviting members of the Clanluna, and each other, on ‘hunting’ trips. But Iga had to give both Rađić and Frebec a ‘talking to’, as she was too busy this year being a red-foot to go on ‘hunting’ trips with either of them.
Midway through the summer, Ody brought a group of Sungaea with him. It seems that the Sungaeae had approved visitors to their Summer Gathering.
All of the visitors were perpetually in awe of the sights, sounds and tastes of the Clanluna Summer Gathering!
Like last year, there was a series of competitions, with the visiting tribes competing, after the Clanluna champions had been determined.
There were lots of ceremonies, and both men’s and women’s hunts. The Mammutoi women were surprised that the women went mammoth hunting so close to the Mammutoi Summer Meeting.
Krstu was officially ordained as a Clanluna.
“Ayla, The Mog-Ur needs you to make the special tea for the mog-ur’s Ceremony tonight at the Cave Bear Ceremony,” signed Grev. “Mammut has convinced The Mog-Ur to have a mog-ur’s Ceremony. The Mog-Ur only wishes that there was someone else to lead the men so that Zar could join us . . .”
Like her first time, Ayla accidently swallowed a bit of the juice and it didn’t react well with the datura at the Women’s Ceremony. Iga had to watch her friend carefully that night.
Mammut almost got lost in the Spirit world and would have died if Goov had not been there to pull him back.
When the Clanluna Summer Gathering finally broke up, and the visitors returned to their own people. Krstu returned with the rest of the Đananđanađa. She had become Luna’s first missionary.
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Autumn came, spurring Ayla and Luna to harvest the last plants from their magical herb garden. Midway through summer, Luna had erected anti-muggle wards to keep it from being disturbed by all the visitors.
Just before the first snow, Boov and Broov were taken on their manhood hunts, and both were successful.
To everyone’s surprise, Ruža decided to mate Broov, in spite on his appearing to be fully Clan, with the body of a 15 year old man.
And Uka, who had the body and mind of a 48 year old woman of the Clan, picked Boov as her mate.
Luna had her yearly meeting with her first mate, Creb and the Bears went in their Cave for hibernation.
Luna decided that Zeen and Iza were now, old enough, begin studying magic. So she tested them with all the wands. Iza was most compatible with Creb’s old wand. But, unfortunately, the wand Zeen was most compatible with was Luna’s own, though one of the spares was his second best. Luna resolved let him use her wand for lessons and carry the other for everyday use.
Ayla was studying the 5th year Hogwarts material, this winter.
There was a new baby born. Uva named her new ½ Clan daughter, Ebra.
Now that they had two sleighs, both men and women would go on winter hunts.
The women also made some more leather dresses in the Clanluna style.
When spring came, Ayla, Luna, Zeen and Iza planted a new magical herb garden. Since the Summer Gathering was hosted by Circe Clan, this year, Luna would have to apparate back daily to take care of it during the summer.
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Early in the Summer Gathering, Luna took the women on a trip to the beach and to visit Krstu and the other Đananđanađa.
“Is that your daughter?” asked Iga where she spotted her former co-mate and acolyte nursing a baby.
“Yes, this woman named her: Lűna,” signed back Krstu. “So much has happened over the past winter! Đalibor, is now my mate, and this is my co-mate, Harva.”
Krstu, indicated a middle aged woman with gray hair and hazel eyes.
“She was originally Harvatišaranaa,” explained Krstu. “Harva was their title for One-Who-Serves-Luna, just as Đana, used to be for my people.
We’ve made so many changes! After this članluna told our people about Luna’s views on slavery, we freed the women who used to be Harvatišaranaa. A few went North, to join the Šharamudoi, one even joined the local Član. But surprisingly, most chose to stay. Some Mated their former masters, others picked new Mates.
This woman spent a lot of time teaching the rest of our people the Član signs, and we’ve set up scouts to watch them. The local Član, exposes mixed babies. So we’ve decided to adopt any that we find. So far, we’ve only gotten one new child this way.
We’ve also adopted all the Članluna ceremonies. We had our first Mother Festival, this winter. And we’re bringing a couple of girls to the Summer Gathering for 1st Rites. As you know, we didn’t have any analog to 1st Rites. Đananđanađa women were expected to be virgins at their mating. So this članluna doesn’t feel that any of our own men could perform 1st rites as well as Žar.
The point, this članluna is trying to make, is that, we would like to become a Član of the Članluna and would like to know how we go about doing that.”
“Wow!” broke in Luna. “This Leader didn’t expect that! Are you going to be the Đana Clan?”
“No, we’d rather you name us like you did the other Člans,” replied Krstu.
“Hmmmm . . . . How about Dumbledore Clan?” suggested Luna. “It means: bumblebee.”
“Đűmbleđore . . . “ said Krstu, trying it out. “This woman likes it!”
After a relaxing day at the beach, the Clanluna, and their newest Clan, port-keyed to the Summer Gathering.
This year, there were no visitors from the Mammutoi, and only a few from the Sungaea.
Iza and Zeen loved learning to fly on a broom and did it every chance they got.
Iga was back in the red-feet, this time, for Durc.
“Ow! Ow!” squealed Durc, as Iga drug him out of the teepee and over to Ayla. Both of them were naked and there was love-goo dripping out of Iga, as well as off the tip of Durc’s organ.
Ayla, flushed with embarrassment. Although the Clanluna were very open about Pleasures, she did NOT want to see such vivid evidence of her baby’s maturity!
“He’s your son! You try to talk some sense into him!” waved Iga.
“What has he done?” asked Ayla, trying very hard to keep her eyes locked on Iga’s.
“As you know, this woman has been red-footing him, trying to teach him how to Relieve women’s Needs,” waved Iga. “As part of this, he has to learn not to get too excited and last long enough for the woman to Relieve her Needs when they Share Pleasures. But this little wolverine is not even trying! He just Relieves his Need and then he’s done! He’s doing it on purpose!”
Ayla gritted her teeth. She’d hoped that Iga would be able to handle this part of her son’s training without her help.
“Durc, remember what this woman told you about how Ura can pick another mate if she wants?” signed Ayla, as she tried very hard to keep her eyes locked on her son’s and not to look down. “If you have a reputation for not Relieving the Needs of Women, no one is going to want to Share Pleasures with you. And even if Ura does Mate you, if you don’t Relieve her Needs she might mate someone else, like Ona did.”
Durc paled, and looked at his mother, dumbstruck!
Then, he turned and took Iga by the hand.
“Teach me that licking thing, again?” asked Durc, as he pulled Iga back to the teepee.
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As the Summer Gathering drew to a close, Krstu pulled Iga and Luna aside.
“This is my other daughter, Đučaviča,” signed Krstu. “This woman wants her to spend the winters with you, so that she can be your acolyte, learn to speak your languages and that writing thing that you do.”
“Are you sure?” asked Luna.
Krstu nodded before kissing her 5-year old daughter goodbye and pushing her towards Iga.
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Durc’s manhood hunt, that fall, was unsuccessful. Zar decided he’d have to wait until spring to try again. Durc glared at all the women while drumming with the children during the mid-Winter Mother Festival.
Iga and Zeen had started the 2nd year Hogwarts material. By now, it was apparent that Iza had inherited her mother’s knack for Herbalogy and Potions. While Zeen, was better at Charms.
Luna had thought long and hard about what to teach Ayla this winter. She realized that Ayla would not be able to handle N.E.W.T. level Charms, Transfiguration, or Defense. She might be able to do the N.E.W.T. level Runes and Divination. And Ayla could definitely handle the N.E.W.T. level Care, Herbology and Potions material. She was more skilled in those than Luna was. It was too bad that Luna had never taken N.E.W.T. level Potions, and therefore, didn’t have the books for it. Ayla would have to do potions as an Independent Study. Luna could no longer help her.
So, Ayla, Uba and Iga put their heads together and began trying to find substitutes for the potion ingredients they didn’t have. With Iza and Zeen watching, Ayla began experimentally brewing potions. That’s when it was discovered that although, Zar and Iga could help prepare ingredients, if they did the actual mixing, the potion would always fail. No one knew why.
Ayla had another daughter, that they named Dyondara, with golden blonde hair and Zar’s extra dark brown eyes.
Luna had another daughter, Zuna, with her gray eyes and Thonlan’s brown hair.
Brač had not had any children yet and Ayla made sure that Brač drank her special tea, every morning.
When Ugra became a woman in the middle of winter, Luna put up a teepee for her period of isolation. After Zar performed her 1st Rites, she became the 2nd Mate at Boov’s hearth.
Luna had not gotten around to taking down the teepee when it was needed for Ura. After her three days of isolation, Luna, Ena and Iga had gone to prepare her for 1st Rites.
“Oh, you mean Need Relieving?” signed Ura. “Don’t worry this woman knows all about that. She used to Relieve Gurg’s Needs all the time!”
The three women stared at her in shock and anger! Luna was wishing she’d done something worse to Ura’s former Leader, Gurg, at the Clan Gathering! Iga was making plans to take Zar aside and give him special instructions of Ura’s 1st Rites. Special care needed to be taken when a girl was Forced as a child.
As it turned out, it took Zar three days to teach Ura how to Relieve her own Needs. When she finally moaned her joy, Durc shook with rage at the man of his hearth.
(I should be the one making her make those noises!) fumed Durc. (I should be a man already, instead of waiting for spring!)
After her 1st Rites, Ura returned to Broog’s hearth. She’d wait until spring to pick a Mate . . . or maybe until the end of the Summer Gathering . . .
Author’s note: Before anyone asks: Yes, one of the women of the Đumbleđore Clan is the mother of Albus Dumbledore’s direct paternal ancestor.
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Clanluna
Chapter 44: On the Beach
Harry Potter is owned by JK Rowling
Earth’s Children is owned by Jean Auel
Members of the Clanluna who went to the Beach
---Luna (25) – Other, Leader, 1st Weech, Creb’s widow, Thonlan’s mate, (Snorkack totem)
-------Lena – (0) Other, Luna’s Daughter, Weech
---Ruža (15) – Other, (formerly of the Harvatišarana), Thonlan’s 2nd Mate, 7th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
---Ayla (19) – Other, Clan’s 1st Ranked Medicine Woman, 2nd Weech, 2nd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Zar’s Mate, (Cave Lion totem)
--------Creba (0) Ayla’s ¼ Clan daughter, Weech
---Uba (13) – Clan, Medicine Woman, Vorn’s mate, Iza’s daughter
---Brač (13) – Clan, Oga’s 1st ex-son, woman, Vorn’s 2nd mate (Bison totem)
---Uka (23) – Clan, Ebra’s sister, Grod’s widow, Vorn’s Mother
---Ovra (23) – Clan, Goov’s mate, (Beaver totem)
---Iga (26) - Other, (formerly: Andromedanaea of the Sungaea) 3rd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, red-foot, Clanluna (one-who-serves-the-Mother) Groog’s Mate
------Ina (0) - Iga’s 1/16 Clan daughter
---Igra (11) – Clan, Ika’s daughter, Groog’s 2nd mate, Brac’s former Mate,
---Krstu (21) – Other, (Krstulović of the Đananđanađa) Clanluna’s Acolyte, redfoot, Groog’s 3rd Mate, 6th Ranked Woman-who-Hunts
---Ena (23) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
---Eva (12) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, Groob’s mate, 5th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
------Droog (0) ¾ Clan son of Eva
---Ika (25) – Clan, Crug’s mate
---Aga (29) – Clan, Droog’s widow, Groob’s mother, Grev’s mate
---Ona (14) – Clan, Borg’s widow, Grev’s ex, Ranec’s mate (Owl totem)
---Gynocles (5) – Gynosphinx, Andro’s Mate
------Heracles (1) – Gynosphinx, Gyno’s cub
------Leacles (1) - Gynosphinx, Gyno’s cub
The next day, Luna gathered up all the women and portkeyed them to the shores of the Southwestern Sea where the Đananđanađa lived.
Chapter 44: On the Beach
“Why don’t we invite the women of your cave to spend the day with us?” asked Luna, of Krstu.
“Yes, Goddess,” replied Krstu, obediently, as Luna scowled.
“Krstulović!” called out Chief Knežević, when he saw his daughter with the group of Clanluna women. “You came back! How have you been?”
“I am well, father,” replied Krstu. “How have things been here?”
“Wonderful!” exclaimed Chief Knežević. “After the others returned from the Underworld, last year, they tried using some of those flathead signs they’re learned. The flatheads were so grateful for a chance to communicate that they offered to share their mates with us!”
“Then, next time they visit, we will have to return the favor,” replied Krstu.
“You can’t be serious!” yelled Chief Knežević, before he saw the determination in his daughter’s eyes. “You ARE serious! I’d heard rumors about you Sharing Pleasures with a flathead, last summer, but I never believed them!”
“It’s true, father. In fact this:” said Krstu, as she pointed out her red skirt, bare chest and red dyed feet, “is the costume of the Clanluna’s version of a Đana woman. I’m currently acting as a Đana woman for a young flathead, or as they prefer to call themselves, Clan.”
Chief Knežević stared at his daughter in shock! She’s just told him that she was breaking the biggest taboo the Đananđanađa had.
“In fact, after spending a winter with the true Goddess, Luna, there are many things about our people I will try to change,” said Krstu. “But for now, we’re just here to spend the day at the beach and Luna wanted to invite the women of the Đananđanađa to spend the day with us.
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None of the Đananđanađa women feared to swim in the sea. And after an afternoon of swimming and sunning themselves, the women returned to the cave, where Luna invited them to attend the Clanluna Summer gathering. Everyone who went, last year was eager to return! And after hearing their tales over the winter, many more Đananđanađa chose to go, including, Chief Knežević and the tribe’s Đana.
Even the ones who’d been last year couldn’t believe their eyes when they arrived. The Underworld was just too fantastic to be believed!
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“I can’t believe we’re doing this!” complained Frebec. “You’ve all lost your minds! Why do you want to spend your summer with a bunch of animals instead of attending the Summer Meeting?”
“It’s your own fault, Frebec,” laughed Crozie. “If you hadn’t spent all winter trying to tell us how bad these Clanluna were, we wouldn’t all have wanted to come so badly!”
Just then, Talut signaled them to halt. He’d just reached the top of a hill and evidently spotted something on the other side.
Nezzie stepped up beside him and couldn’t believe her eyes! “Look! There’s Ranec!”
“Where?” asked Wymez, and he strode forward to look.
He couldn’t believe it either! There below them, were several conical tents, a mixed group of human, flatheads and mixed people, several ½ horse/ ½ human things, some lions with human heads, and a group of purple reindeer, each with a single crumpled horn. There was a large amount of meat drying on racks.
“Frebec! You brought the entire Lion Camp with you!” called Ranec as he ran up to them.
“I take it back Frebec,” laughed Crozie. “You weren’t exaggerating! In fact, your stories didn’t do it justice!”
“Where are all the women?” asked Nezzie when she noticed that everyone there was either: male, non-human, or a not yet mature girl.
“Oh well, you see, amongst the Clanluna, we have a tradition of the men going on a multi-day hunt when the woman have their moon time,” replied, Ranec, sheepishly.
Talut burst out laughing!
“You mean when the women (ha ha ha!) you go (ha ha ha!) laughed Talut. “That’s too rich! I wished we’d thought of that! Maybe the Mammutoi she start a new tradition! (ha ha ha!)
“Don’t you dare!” growled Nezzie, swatting her mate.
“You’re welcome to stay with us,” said Ranec. “We had some other visitors come to the Claluna Summer Gathering several days ago. Come on, I’ll introduce you to some of the men!”
“This is Zar, He’s the 1st Ranked male hunter, which, sort of makes him like a Headman, He’s also a clanluna, which is our version of a mammut,” said Ranec.
“Talut! He’s like Rydag!” exclaimed Nezzie.
“Very much so,” agreed Ranec. “Like Rydag, he can’t speak spoken languages, only the Clan signs. But he can understand Mammutoi, perfectly.”
“What is ‘Clan’?” asked Nezzie.
“Clan, is what the people, we call flatheads, in Mammutoi, call themselves,” explained Ranec. “They can make some sounds. But, mostly they talk with their hands.”
Nezzie burst into tears!
Nezzie, honey, what’s wrong?” asked Talut.
“Don’t you see?” sobbed Nezzie. “Rydag could have talked to us if we’d only thought of making signs with our hands!”
“I think that’s probably true,” agreed Ranec, as Talut gave him a “You’re not helping!” look.
“Are those really sintars?” asked Latie.
“Centaur,” replied Ekwus, in English. “Would you like to ride on my back, little one?”
“He’s offering to let you ride on your back,” translated Ranec. “Go on! It’s safe. In the Meantime, let me introduce you to the rest of us.”
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When the men of the Clanluna finally returned to the Summer Gathering with the Lion Camp, Iza rode out to meet them on Starlight’s back. Zeen and Ura were following on Honey Lovers’s back while Luna, on her broom, flew overhead.
Luna, Iga and Ayla had made an extra-large batch of popsicles that Ayla shared with the new visitors and members of the Clanluna.
Ayla and Ranec had set the trend last year, so that when a man asked a Woman-Who-Hunts to go hunting, he was really inviting her to Share Pleasures. (though, the couple in question, never came back, empty-handed) The members of the visiting tribes quickly caught on to the Mother Festival atmosphere of the Summer Gathering and were soon inviting members of the Clanluna, and each other, on ‘hunting’ trips. But Iga had to give both Rađić and Frebec a ‘talking to’, as she was too busy this year being a red-foot to go on ‘hunting’ trips with either of them.
Midway through the summer, Ody brought a group of Sungaea with him. It seems that the Sungaeae had approved visitors to their Summer Gathering.
All of the visitors were perpetually in awe of the sights, sounds and tastes of the Clanluna Summer Gathering!
Like last year, there was a series of competitions, with the visiting tribes competing, after the Clanluna champions had been determined.
There were lots of ceremonies, and both men’s and women’s hunts. The Mammutoi women were surprised that the women went mammoth hunting so close to the Mammutoi Summer Meeting.
Krstu was officially ordained as a Clanluna.
“Ayla, The Mog-Ur needs you to make the special tea for the mog-ur’s Ceremony tonight at the Cave Bear Ceremony,” signed Grev. “Mammut has convinced The Mog-Ur to have a mog-ur’s Ceremony. The Mog-Ur only wishes that there was someone else to lead the men so that Zar could join us . . .”
Like her first time, Ayla accidently swallowed a bit of the juice and it didn’t react well with the datura at the Women’s Ceremony. Iga had to watch her friend carefully that night.
Mammut almost got lost in the Spirit world and would have died if Goov had not been there to pull him back.
When the Clanluna Summer Gathering finally broke up, and the visitors returned to their own people. Krstu returned with the rest of the Đananđanađa. She had become Luna’s first missionary.
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Autumn came, spurring Ayla and Luna to harvest the last plants from their magical herb garden. Midway through summer, Luna had erected anti-muggle wards to keep it from being disturbed by all the visitors.
Just before the first snow, Boov and Broov were taken on their manhood hunts, and both were successful.
To everyone’s surprise, Ruža decided to mate Broov, in spite on his appearing to be fully Clan, with the body of a 15 year old man.
And Uka, who had the body and mind of a 48 year old woman of the Clan, picked Boov as her mate.
Luna had her yearly meeting with her first mate, Creb and the Bears went in their Cave for hibernation.
Luna decided that Zeen and Iza were now, old enough, begin studying magic. So she tested them with all the wands. Iza was most compatible with Creb’s old wand. But, unfortunately, the wand Zeen was most compatible with was Luna’s own, though one of the spares was his second best. Luna resolved let him use her wand for lessons and carry the other for everyday use.
Ayla was studying the 5th year Hogwarts material, this winter.
There was a new baby born. Uva named her new ½ Clan daughter, Ebra.
Now that they had two sleighs, both men and women would go on winter hunts.
The women also made some more leather dresses in the Clanluna style.
When spring came, Ayla, Luna, Zeen and Iza planted a new magical herb garden. Since the Summer Gathering was hosted by Circe Clan, this year, Luna would have to apparate back daily to take care of it during the summer.
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Early in the Summer Gathering, Luna took the women on a trip to the beach and to visit Krstu and the other Đananđanađa.
“Is that your daughter?” asked Iga where she spotted her former co-mate and acolyte nursing a baby.
“Yes, this woman named her: Lűna,” signed back Krstu. “So much has happened over the past winter! Đalibor, is now my mate, and this is my co-mate, Harva.”
Krstu, indicated a middle aged woman with gray hair and hazel eyes.
“She was originally Harvatišaranaa,” explained Krstu. “Harva was their title for One-Who-Serves-Luna, just as Đana, used to be for my people.
We’ve made so many changes! After this članluna told our people about Luna’s views on slavery, we freed the women who used to be Harvatišaranaa. A few went North, to join the Šharamudoi, one even joined the local Član. But surprisingly, most chose to stay. Some Mated their former masters, others picked new Mates.
This woman spent a lot of time teaching the rest of our people the Član signs, and we’ve set up scouts to watch them. The local Član, exposes mixed babies. So we’ve decided to adopt any that we find. So far, we’ve only gotten one new child this way.
We’ve also adopted all the Članluna ceremonies. We had our first Mother Festival, this winter. And we’re bringing a couple of girls to the Summer Gathering for 1st Rites. As you know, we didn’t have any analog to 1st Rites. Đananđanađa women were expected to be virgins at their mating. So this članluna doesn’t feel that any of our own men could perform 1st rites as well as Žar.
The point, this članluna is trying to make, is that, we would like to become a Član of the Članluna and would like to know how we go about doing that.”
“Wow!” broke in Luna. “This Leader didn’t expect that! Are you going to be the Đana Clan?”
“No, we’d rather you name us like you did the other Člans,” replied Krstu.
“Hmmmm . . . . How about Dumbledore Clan?” suggested Luna. “It means: bumblebee.”
“Đűmbleđore . . . “ said Krstu, trying it out. “This woman likes it!”
After a relaxing day at the beach, the Clanluna, and their newest Clan, port-keyed to the Summer Gathering.
This year, there were no visitors from the Mammutoi, and only a few from the Sungaea.
Iza and Zeen loved learning to fly on a broom and did it every chance they got.
Iga was back in the red-feet, this time, for Durc.
“Ow! Ow!” squealed Durc, as Iga drug him out of the teepee and over to Ayla. Both of them were naked and there was love-goo dripping out of Iga, as well as off the tip of Durc’s organ.
Ayla, flushed with embarrassment. Although the Clanluna were very open about Pleasures, she did NOT want to see such vivid evidence of her baby’s maturity!
“He’s your son! You try to talk some sense into him!” waved Iga.
“What has he done?” asked Ayla, trying very hard to keep her eyes locked on Iga’s.
“As you know, this woman has been red-footing him, trying to teach him how to Relieve women’s Needs,” waved Iga. “As part of this, he has to learn not to get too excited and last long enough for the woman to Relieve her Needs when they Share Pleasures. But this little wolverine is not even trying! He just Relieves his Need and then he’s done! He’s doing it on purpose!”
Ayla gritted her teeth. She’d hoped that Iga would be able to handle this part of her son’s training without her help.
“Durc, remember what this woman told you about how Ura can pick another mate if she wants?” signed Ayla, as she tried very hard to keep her eyes locked on her son’s and not to look down. “If you have a reputation for not Relieving the Needs of Women, no one is going to want to Share Pleasures with you. And even if Ura does Mate you, if you don’t Relieve her Needs she might mate someone else, like Ona did.”
Durc paled, and looked at his mother, dumbstruck!
Then, he turned and took Iga by the hand.
“Teach me that licking thing, again?” asked Durc, as he pulled Iga back to the teepee.
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As the Summer Gathering drew to a close, Krstu pulled Iga and Luna aside.
“This is my other daughter, Đučaviča,” signed Krstu. “This woman wants her to spend the winters with you, so that she can be your acolyte, learn to speak your languages and that writing thing that you do.”
“Are you sure?” asked Luna.
Krstu nodded before kissing her 5-year old daughter goodbye and pushing her towards Iga.
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Durc’s manhood hunt, that fall, was unsuccessful. Zar decided he’d have to wait until spring to try again. Durc glared at all the women while drumming with the children during the mid-Winter Mother Festival.
Iga and Zeen had started the 2nd year Hogwarts material. By now, it was apparent that Iza had inherited her mother’s knack for Herbalogy and Potions. While Zeen, was better at Charms.
Luna had thought long and hard about what to teach Ayla this winter. She realized that Ayla would not be able to handle N.E.W.T. level Charms, Transfiguration, or Defense. She might be able to do the N.E.W.T. level Runes and Divination. And Ayla could definitely handle the N.E.W.T. level Care, Herbology and Potions material. She was more skilled in those than Luna was. It was too bad that Luna had never taken N.E.W.T. level Potions, and therefore, didn’t have the books for it. Ayla would have to do potions as an Independent Study. Luna could no longer help her.
So, Ayla, Uba and Iga put their heads together and began trying to find substitutes for the potion ingredients they didn’t have. With Iza and Zeen watching, Ayla began experimentally brewing potions. That’s when it was discovered that although, Zar and Iga could help prepare ingredients, if they did the actual mixing, the potion would always fail. No one knew why.
Ayla had another daughter, that they named Dyondara, with golden blonde hair and Zar’s extra dark brown eyes.
Luna had another daughter, Zuna, with her gray eyes and Thonlan’s brown hair.
Brač had not had any children yet and Ayla made sure that Brač drank her special tea, every morning.
When Ugra became a woman in the middle of winter, Luna put up a teepee for her period of isolation. After Zar performed her 1st Rites, she became the 2nd Mate at Boov’s hearth.
Luna had not gotten around to taking down the teepee when it was needed for Ura. After her three days of isolation, Luna, Ena and Iga had gone to prepare her for 1st Rites.
“Oh, you mean Need Relieving?” signed Ura. “Don’t worry this woman knows all about that. She used to Relieve Gurg’s Needs all the time!”
The three women stared at her in shock and anger! Luna was wishing she’d done something worse to Ura’s former Leader, Gurg, at the Clan Gathering! Iga was making plans to take Zar aside and give him special instructions of Ura’s 1st Rites. Special care needed to be taken when a girl was Forced as a child.
As it turned out, it took Zar three days to teach Ura how to Relieve her own Needs. When she finally moaned her joy, Durc shook with rage at the man of his hearth.
(I should be the one making her make those noises!) fumed Durc. (I should be a man already, instead of waiting for spring!)
After her 1st Rites, Ura returned to Broog’s hearth. She’d wait until spring to pick a Mate . . . or maybe until the end of the Summer Gathering . . .
Author’s note: Before anyone asks: Yes, one of the women of the Đumbleđore Clan is the mother of Albus Dumbledore’s direct paternal ancestor.
I’ve got more Unicorns that need names and more centaurs. Suggestions?
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