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Chapter 60: why Mariza left.
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Earth’s Children is owned by Jean Auel
Mariza and Wilmar were practicing with their spear throwers, when they were interrupted by Luna.
“Have you seen Mara?”
“I haven’t seen her all day,” replied Mariza. “not since this morning when she left the cave with her basket and digging stick. I think she went to gather potion ingredients for my mother.”
In the evening, while she was eating dinner, Mariza heard a gasp and turned to look over at the next hearth, where Luna was staring in shock at a tarot reading.
“Luna? . . Luna, what is wrong?” asked Ayla as Luna jumped up and ran from the cave, her broom in hand. Ayla stepped into Luna’s hearth, took one look and the cards spread out on the fur and called Zeen over to look at it.
Over the next few days the entire Abraxas Clan spent all day searching for Mara. At night, Luna continued the search, flying over the country side calling Mara’s name.
Since the children had now been forbidden from leaving sight of the cave alone, Wilmar agreed to go with Mariza as she went out to forage for plants.
“Wait! I forgot my spear thrower!” exclaimed Wilmar. “Wait here, I’ll be right back.”
Mariza began looking around the area where she was for anything useful, when she spotted the naked form of Mara walking out of the bushes.
Mariza dropped her basket and digging stick and ran to her when she saw Mara.
“Mara! Are you all right? We were so worried about you!” gushed Mariza.
“I’m fine,” said Mara in a monotone voice.
“I don’t believe you,” replied Mariza. “Let’s take you back to the cave and get you a dress.”
Over the next few weeks Mariza noticed a big change in her best friend. She never seemed to laugh any more. Soon summer came and the other clans visited for the Clanluna Summer Gathering.
“Đuča! Good to see you again!” said Mariza as she hugged the newly arrived girl from the Đumbleđore Clan.
The Đumbleđore girl pushed Mariza off and clasped here hands to give a more formal greeting: “I greet you in the name of Lűna. I am Đučaviča, đaughter and ačolyte to Krstulović, članluna of the Đumbleđore Član of the Članluna, born to the hearth of Đalibor.”
“I welcome you in the name of Luna,” replied Mariza. “I am Mariza, daughter and apprentice to the Medicine Woman, Ayla of the Abraxas Clan of the Clanluna, born to the hearth of Zar, a clanluna of the Clanluna.”
The two girls look into each other’s eyes solemnly before bursting out in laughter and hugging again.
“Hey, do you want to go ride the uničornš?” asked Đučaviča.
“Sure! Mara, do you want to ride with us?” asked Mariza.
But Mara just shook her head and stomped off. As she walked off, she turned and gave Mariza a look that sent shivers down her spine. Mariza glanced at Đučaviča to see her reaction, but the girl had been looking at the Unicorns, not Mara.
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One day Mariza was digging up a gurdy root when she heard people approaching from the other side of the bush. She started backing out of the opposite side of the bush from the voices, them peeked over it to see who it was. When she saw that Luna was leading a group of the leaders of the Clanlunae towards her, she stayed hidden, wondering why Luna, Ayla, Zar, Iga, Zeen, Iza, Aslancles, and Ekwus would need to hold a secret meeting away from the Summer Gathering.
“So what do you think?” asked Aslancles.
“She’s definitely hiding something,” signed Zar.
“But what could it be?” asked Ayla.
“Well, I saw Litestepper shy away from her,” announced Ekwus.
“And no one knows better than me what it means when a Unicorn no longer likes a girl,” mused Iza.
“I knew she was being forced by men,” but I could do nothing to stop it . . .” admitted Luna sadly.
“It was probably a Sungaea man,” signed Iga, “they have done this sort of thing before. . .”
“So how is this going to affect her magical education?” asked Luna.
“Let me start teaching her and Mariza some astronomy,” offered Ekwus. “Let’s see how she does.”
“Should I try talking to her?” asked Aslancles.
“That might be a good idea,” agreed Ayla. “perhaps you can get something out of her.
The group continued talking as they began walking away. . . . Mariza couldn’t believe what she had heard! Had Mara been forced? Before 1st Rites? She couldn’t believe it! But then and there, Mariza made a silent oath to Luna never to reveal what she’d learned.
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That summer and the following winter, Mariza was thrilled to begin to learn how to do magic. She didn’t like that she wasn’t as good with a wand as Mara, though. But she was better than Mara at Astronomy and Herbalogy.
But something seemed strange about Mara. She and Mariza continued to be best friends. But sometimes Mariza felt like Mara was only pretending to be her friend.
One spring day, the two girls were out gathering plants. Both were wearing clanluna-style mini-dresses of Iga’s design. They were using their wands to summon the plants from the ground as soon as they found them. Mariza often had to try more than once for a particular plant, but Mara was finding the task to be easier.
“So who do you want to mate when you grow up?” asked Mariza.
“Accio! I’m not certain,” said Mara as she put the plant in her basket. “Everyone boy in our clan seems more like a brother to me. I think I’d rather go to one of the other clans.”
“Well I want to mate Wilmar,” declared Mariza. “He had the most dreamy eyes! It’s like looking at the sky!”
“You have the same colour eyes, you know,” replied Mara. “Accio!”
“I do?” asked Mariza. “Accio red capped mushroom! Accio that Mushroom! Get over here you stupid thing!”
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While leading the other children in drumming for the Mother festival, Mariza leaned towards Mara said:
“do you think we will be that silly when it is our turn?”
“What do you mean?” asked Mara.
“Well I think by this time, next year, we’ll probably both be women,” replied Mariza. (They were both 14 years old)
“Well as much as you go on about Wilmar, will you be able to share my Mother’s gift of Pleasure with another man?” asked Mara, as she nodded at Ayla and Ena, who were busy dragging Ranec off to Ayla’s hearth as they danced, all starry eyed from the mushrooms.
Mariza looked down and blushed furiously for a moment before joking: “Since he’s you’re brother, I guess you won’t have Zeen for your 1st Rites. Who do you think you’ll have instead? I heard that before Zeen, Zar used to perform 1st Rites”
“Ewww!!” squealed Mara, as she saw her mother, Luna dragging Zar back to her hearth. “He’s so old!”
(in spite of his 36 years, his Clan heritage made Zar look more like 54)
“Are you going to fake it for him?” joked Mariza.
“What are you talking about?” seethed Mara.
“Oh I’ve seen the way you put on another face when people are watching,” jested Mariza. “We’ve been best friends are whole life. You can’t fool me. I’m just wondering if you’ll keep up this false face of yours when you’re Sharing Pleasures with your man?”
Mara fumed at this.
Seeing her friend’s expression, made Mariza fearful.
“Sorry and mentioned it” said Mariza.
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After her 1st Rites, Mara went back to her mother’s Hearth, an ecstatic smile on her face.
“So, Mara, have you thought about who you want to be your Mate?” inquired Luna.
“Well, since Wilmar became a hunter last fall, I thought he would make a good mate.” Replied Mara, with a glance at Ayla’s hearth.
“What!?!” screeched Mariza and she grabbed her mother’s wand. “How could you?! You knew I wanted to mate him! Stupefy!”
A red beam shot out of the wand at Mara who easily dodged it while drawing her own wand.
“Expeliarmus!” the wand was ripped out of Mariza’s hand and flew through the air to be deftly caught by Mara.
“Girls! I’ve told you, no dueling in the cave!” scolded Luna.
“But she’s stealing my Wilmar!” wailed Mariza.
“Now Mariza, there’s no need to be upset,” soothed Ayla. “When you become a woman, you can be his mate too.”
“I don’t want to be his 2nd mate!” yelled Mariza as she lunged at Mara. “She’s doing this on purpose, just to spite me!”
Zar and Thonlan had, by now, grabbed their daughters and pulled them apart. Zar and Ayla dragged Mariza by to their hearth.
“Mariza, I thought we raised you better than this!” scolded Ayla. “You and Mara have always been best friends. Why do you object to this? What’s wrong with sharing your mate with your best friend?”
“She’s not my friend, she’s a monster!” yelled Mariza. “You don’t see the looks she gives me when no one’s looking! She doesn’t love Wilmar! It’s just part of whatever her scheme is! Besides, I don’t see you sharing a mate!”
“It just so happens that Luna and I have plans for me to join Thonlan’s hearth after Zar’s gone,” explained Ayla. “But hopefully, that won’t be for years. And I am certain that Mara has no ulterior motives, or they would have shown up when we train her. You are ascribing a jealousy that does not fit with the training she is getting from Iga. Mara’s not out to get you. She probably hopes by mating Wilmar, she can be closer to you.”
“Why can’t anybody else see though her!” cried Mariza.
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After that day, Mariza shunned Mara, avoiding her when she could. So when the summer meeting began, Mariza spent her time foraging with Đučaviča of the Đumbleđore Clan. One day, while they were gathering plants, Đučaviča spotted an odd mushroom with a purple cap.
“Oh! Look and this one!” pointed out Đučaviča. “My mother šayš this one inčreasšeš the neeđ for Pleašureš.”
“Yes, it’s one of the ingredients in some love potions,” agreed Mariza.
“I wonder what it woulđ đo to uš?” mused Đučaviča. “After all šinče we’re not women yet, it čan’t really make uš enjoy Pleašureš we’re not having.”
“Let’s try it and find out,” suggested Mariza, as she popped one into her mouth. “I don’t feel anything . . .”
“Let me try it,” said Đučaviča, as she ate another one.
The two girls returned to their foraging. After awhile, Mariza’s dress became more noticeable to her. She had on one of the short summer mini-dresses that Iga had designed years before. Mariza was starting to fill out, so her’s was tighter in the top that it should be. Mariza noticed that her nipples had hardened. And as she walked, the dress rubbed against them uncomfortably. She was also sweating more than usual.
“Lets go swimming,” suggested Mariza.
Đučaviča spotted some soaproot near the water, so the two girls washed the sweat off of themselves before playing in the river. Mariza swam up to the rock Đučaviča was sitting on, brushing her hair with a teasle. She later figured out it was the mushroom that made her want to try it. But having her face so close to the Đučaviča’s crotch made her want to try licking it, like the adults did each other. Đučaviča leaned back made Hmmming noises for awhile before sitting up and pulling Mariza into a kiss.
“Thank you Mariza,” said Đučaviča. “Woulđ you like me to đo you now?”
Mariza discovered why Đučaviča had been making those noises when her own moans escaped her lips. Then her stomach did a strange flip-flop that was both painful and pleasant and the same time.
“Hmm lookš like thoše mušhroomš điđ have an affect. . .” mused Đučaviča, and she hugged Mariza. “We’đ better get back”
When Mariza went to pull on her dress, Đučaviča pointed to the blood starting to run down her legs. “Look! You’re a woman now!”
Đučaviča helped her improvise a strap and some padding to catch the blood until they got back to camp.
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A couple of nights later, Mariza discovered why the other women made such a big deal about Zeen’s skill in the furs when he performed her 1st Rites. But as he licked her down there, Mariza kept wondering if she could teach Đučaviča to lick her that well. Still, Zeen was able to make her peak. And as she caught her breath in the afterglow, she realized that she had just been blessed with a child.
The next morning, Mariza emerged from the Tipi wanting to share what he’d taught her with Đučaviča, only to discover that the Đumbleđore girl was in isolation as a new woman. So Mariza returned to her mother’s Tipi.
“So now that you are a woman, have you decided who you want to mate?” asked Ayla.
“I don’t know,” admitted Mariza. “Do I have to decide now?”
“No, Ura waited for the end of the Summer Gathering before she picked Durc,” replied Ayla. “You can take as long as you like.”
Mariza didn’t get another chance to Share Pleasures with Đučaviča until near the end of the Summer Gathering. After Đučaviča finished her 1st Rites with Zeen, she immediately mated Širtić and the new couple went into isolation. Finally, Mariza found an opportunity to invite Đučaviča to ‘go hunting’. Now that they had a better idea what they were doing, Mariza found Sharing Pleasures with her friend to be all that she’d hoped it would be.
But Mariza had become an oddity . . . the woman who wouldn’t Share Pleasures with men . . . who wouldn’t leave her mother’s hearth. . . . at the next Winter Mother festival, Mariza picked Griga. Ayla, Luna and Iga seemed to take Mariza’s Pleasure preference in stride and the rest of the clanluna took their cue from them. And Mariza’s son seemed proof that Luna had blessed the odd Weech.
Mariza’s continued her magical studies in the winters, excelling at anything that didn’t require a wand. He best Subject was: Care of Magical Creatures. She had the most talent in that area of anyone in the Clanluna and kept bringing injured animals back to the cave, which Luna would then, transfigure into a magical creature that was less dangerous. For example, the wolf cubs Mariza had brought back to the cave were transfigured into Blink Dogs. They looked just like Jack Russell Terriers, except they had a tendency to apparate repeatedly in random directions when they were excited. (which was often)
Mariza also had a talent of Ancient Runes and languages and learned every language that anyone was willing to teach her.
In her last two years of magical training, Mariza studied: Care, Divination, Runes, Herbalogy, and helped Ayla and Mara with potions research.
Mariza continued her relationship and hunting trips with Đučaviča. But only Shared Pleasures with any other women once a year, at the Winter Festival. Ayla offered to make Mariza a Medicine woman, but she refused, not wanting to be in clanlunae like Mara.
When Mara and Griga returned from the Sungaea Summer Meeting, Iga called everyone at the Clanluna Summer Gathering together. Iga wore her fanciest summer dress with amber beading. Zeen stood beside her wearing a Clan-style wrap and the animated hat he had made from Wintersleeper. Griga, Mara and several of the young women from other Clans were wearing the red skirts and dyed soles of a redfoot. Alya had borrowed a cloth dress from Luna and wore her lion hat. Luna was in the crowd, not standing with the assembled clanlunae.
“Today is a special day,” signed Iga. “Today Mara, daughter of the Luna officially joins the ranks of the clanlunae. In addition to being a Weech and her specialties as a clanluna will be Pleasures and mushrooms. And so I anoint her as our new redfoot and clanluna.”
Iga dipped her finger in the bowl, Griga held and painted a crescent of red ochre on Mara’s chest.
“What is wrong with you people!?!” yelled Mariza. “Can’t you see she’s a fake? She doesn’t really ‘Share Pleasures’ because she’s incapable of feeling them. She doesn’t really revere Luna! She’s just telling you what you want to hear. Why can’t anyone else see through her?”
“That’s enough!” warned Ayla.
“It’s not nearly enough!” scream Mariza, before turning to Đučaviča. “I’m going on a journey. Is it alright if Zariz and I spend the Winter with the Đumbleđore Clan?”
“I’đ love to have you winter with uš!” replied Đučaviča. “You čould štay at our hearth!”
“It’s all right with me,” added Đučaviča’s mate, Širtič.
“Great!” said Mariza, before rushing off to the cave to pack up all her possessions.
Her mother, Ayla, tried to talk her out of it, but the next morning, Mariza, with her son, Zariz, and her trusty blinkdog, Đak, used the same portkey as the rest of the Đumbleđore Clan to travel to their cave.
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So, that’s the second prologue. I’ve realized that what makes this story fun for me is the fish-out-of-water aspect as new people encounter the weirdness of the Clanluna. So I plan to do this twice, alternating between chapters of Mara’s rise to Evil, corrupting the Sungaea. And Mariza’s journey East on a more southernly route that Jondalar took in either direction, where she will encounter various peoples of my own creation. There may also be some chapters focusing on Luna and Ayla and how their children deal with mothers who like as young as thew do.
Unfortunately, judging from the last of response to the Mara chapter . . . I appear to have lost my readers while my muse was away. I guess I’ll keep writing this for me until I’m no longer inspired . . .
Abraxas Clan of the Clanluna List
Living Members:
Thonlan (18) – Other, (mousy brown hair, sea-blue eyes) Woodworker, Jondolar’s brother, 6th Ranked male Hunter (Cave Lion totem)
---Luna (33) – Other, (dirty blonde hair, gray eyes) Leader, 1st Weech, Creb’s widow, Thonlan’s mate, (Snorkack totem)
-------Mara – (10) Other, (dirty blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Lena – (8) Other, (mousy brown hair, gray eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Dyondara (6) Other, (dirty blonde hair, gray eyes)) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Thonda (4) Other, (dirty blonde hair, emerald-green eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Lana (2) Other, Luna’s Daughter, Weech,
-------Selene (0) Other, Luna’s Daugher, Weech
Zar (32) ½ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) 3rd Ranked male hunter, Goov’s Acolyte, clanluna, (Ursus Totem)
---Ayla (28) – Other, (Golden blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Clan’s 1st Ranked Medicine Woman, 2nd Weech, 2nd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Zar’s Mate, (Cave Lion totem)
--------Mariza (10) - Other, (Golden blonde hair, sky-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Creba (8) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Zuna (6) - ¼ Clan, (Golden blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Zara (4) – Other, (red hair, leaf-green eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Crara (2) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Cruna (0) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
Zeen – (13) ½ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, Gray eyes) son of Luna, Mog-Ur, 9th Ranked male Hunter, 2nd Weez-Ur (Ursus Totem)
---Jukičva (19) – Other, (Dark Brown hair, hazel eyes) of the Đumbleđore Član, Harva’s daughter, Zeen’s 2nd Mate
------Žukić (3) – ¼ Clan, (dark-brown hair, gray eyes) Jukičva’s son, Weez-Ur
------Jeenič (0) – ¼ Clan, (dark-brown hair, gray eyes) Jukičva’s son, Weez-Ur
---Đišič (18) – Other, (Dark Brown hair, hazel eyes) of the Everarđ Član, Joković’s daughter, Zeen’s 3rd Mate
------Žišić (3) – ¼ Clan (Clan-brown hair, hazel eyes) Đišič’s son, Weez-Ur
------Đeeš (0) – ¼ Clan (Clan-brown hair, hazel eyes) Đišič’s son, Weez-Ur
---------Bop (10) – male Cave Bear
---------Honey Lover (9) - female Cave Bear
------------Jamface (6) - female Cave Bear
------------Roofshaker (5) - male Cave Bear cub
------------ (2) - female Cave Bear
---------Fruit Lover (5) - male Cave Bear cub
---------Mello Yellow (3) - female Cave Bear cub
Groog (38) – 1/8 Clan, 1st Ranked male hunter (megaceros totem)
---Iga (34) - Other, (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) (formerly: Andromedanaea of the Sungaea) 3rd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, red-foot, Clanluna (one-who-serves-the-Mother) Groog’s Mate
------Griga (12) – 1/16 Clan, (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) Iga’s daughter
------Wilmar (10) – Other, (Golden blonde hair, sky-blue eyes) Iga’s Son
------Ina (8) - 1/16 Clan (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) Iga’s daughter
------Ood (4) – ¼ Clan, (Red-hair, gray eyes) Iga’s son, Weez-Ur
------Grig (1) - Iga’s 1/16 Clan son
---Igra (19) – Clan, Ika’s daughter, Groog’s 2nd mate, Brac’s former Mate,
------Groud (5) – 5/8 Clan, Igra’s Son
------Groogra (0) – 5/8 Clan, Igra’s daughter
Broog (32) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked male hunter
---Ena (30) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Broog’s Mate,
------Bren (5) – ½ Clan son of Ena
------Broona (3) ½ Clan daughter of Ena
Vorv (30) – ½ Clan, 2nd Ranked male hunter
---Uva (28) – ½ Clan, mate of Vorv
------Zoug II (10) – ¼ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, leaf-green eyes) son of Uva
------Ebra (7) ½ Clan daughter of Uva
------Ova (8) ½ Clan daughter of Uva
------Uv (1) ½ Clan son of Uva
Groob (19) – Clan, Aga’s son, toolmaker, 5th Ranked male Hunter
---Eva (20) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, Groob’s mate, 5th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
------Eba (1) - ¼ Clan daughter of Eva
---Brena (10) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, 9th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Groob’s 2nd Mate
Ranec (29) - Other, carver, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) M’buna’s son, 7th Ranked male Hunter, (formerly of the Mammutoi) (Snorkack totem)
---Ona (22) – Clan, Borg’s widow, Grev’s ex, Ranec’s mate (Owl totem)
------Grod II (4) - ½ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ona’s Son
---Iza II (15) – ¼ Clan, (Black hair, sea-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Medicine Woman, 3rd Weech, 8th ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Ranec’s 2nd Mate (Unicorn Totem)
Boov (18) – ½ Clan son of Ena, 8th Ranked Male Hunter
---Uka (31) – Clan, Ebra’s sister, Grod’s widow, Vorn’s Mother, Boov’s Mate
---Ugra (16) – ½ Clan daughter of Uva (looks full Others) 7th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts (Owl totem), Boov’s 2nd Mate.
------ Bugrav (0) ½ Clan son of Ugra
Droog II (8) ¾ Clan son of Eva, 9th Ranked Male hunter
---Vorva (12) – ½ Clan daughter of Uva, 10th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Droog II’s Mate
---Orga (10) ½ Clan, Ona’s daughter, 11th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Droog II’s 2nd Mate
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Mariza and Wilmar were practicing with their spear throwers, when they were interrupted by Luna.
“Have you seen Mara?”
“I haven’t seen her all day,” replied Mariza. “not since this morning when she left the cave with her basket and digging stick. I think she went to gather potion ingredients for my mother.”
In the evening, while she was eating dinner, Mariza heard a gasp and turned to look over at the next hearth, where Luna was staring in shock at a tarot reading.
“Luna? . . Luna, what is wrong?” asked Ayla as Luna jumped up and ran from the cave, her broom in hand. Ayla stepped into Luna’s hearth, took one look and the cards spread out on the fur and called Zeen over to look at it.
Over the next few days the entire Abraxas Clan spent all day searching for Mara. At night, Luna continued the search, flying over the country side calling Mara’s name.
Since the children had now been forbidden from leaving sight of the cave alone, Wilmar agreed to go with Mariza as she went out to forage for plants.
“Wait! I forgot my spear thrower!” exclaimed Wilmar. “Wait here, I’ll be right back.”
Mariza began looking around the area where she was for anything useful, when she spotted the naked form of Mara walking out of the bushes.
Mariza dropped her basket and digging stick and ran to her when she saw Mara.
“Mara! Are you all right? We were so worried about you!” gushed Mariza.
“I’m fine,” said Mara in a monotone voice.
“I don’t believe you,” replied Mariza. “Let’s take you back to the cave and get you a dress.”
Over the next few weeks Mariza noticed a big change in her best friend. She never seemed to laugh any more. Soon summer came and the other clans visited for the Clanluna Summer Gathering.
“Đuča! Good to see you again!” said Mariza as she hugged the newly arrived girl from the Đumbleđore Clan.
The Đumbleđore girl pushed Mariza off and clasped here hands to give a more formal greeting: “I greet you in the name of Lűna. I am Đučaviča, đaughter and ačolyte to Krstulović, članluna of the Đumbleđore Član of the Članluna, born to the hearth of Đalibor.”
“I welcome you in the name of Luna,” replied Mariza. “I am Mariza, daughter and apprentice to the Medicine Woman, Ayla of the Abraxas Clan of the Clanluna, born to the hearth of Zar, a clanluna of the Clanluna.”
The two girls look into each other’s eyes solemnly before bursting out in laughter and hugging again.
“Hey, do you want to go ride the uničornš?” asked Đučaviča.
“Sure! Mara, do you want to ride with us?” asked Mariza.
But Mara just shook her head and stomped off. As she walked off, she turned and gave Mariza a look that sent shivers down her spine. Mariza glanced at Đučaviča to see her reaction, but the girl had been looking at the Unicorns, not Mara.
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One day Mariza was digging up a gurdy root when she heard people approaching from the other side of the bush. She started backing out of the opposite side of the bush from the voices, them peeked over it to see who it was. When she saw that Luna was leading a group of the leaders of the Clanlunae towards her, she stayed hidden, wondering why Luna, Ayla, Zar, Iga, Zeen, Iza, Aslancles, and Ekwus would need to hold a secret meeting away from the Summer Gathering.
“So what do you think?” asked Aslancles.
“She’s definitely hiding something,” signed Zar.
“But what could it be?” asked Ayla.
“Well, I saw Litestepper shy away from her,” announced Ekwus.
“And no one knows better than me what it means when a Unicorn no longer likes a girl,” mused Iza.
“I knew she was being forced by men,” but I could do nothing to stop it . . .” admitted Luna sadly.
“It was probably a Sungaea man,” signed Iga, “they have done this sort of thing before. . .”
“So how is this going to affect her magical education?” asked Luna.
“Let me start teaching her and Mariza some astronomy,” offered Ekwus. “Let’s see how she does.”
“Should I try talking to her?” asked Aslancles.
“That might be a good idea,” agreed Ayla. “perhaps you can get something out of her.
The group continued talking as they began walking away. . . . Mariza couldn’t believe what she had heard! Had Mara been forced? Before 1st Rites? She couldn’t believe it! But then and there, Mariza made a silent oath to Luna never to reveal what she’d learned.
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That summer and the following winter, Mariza was thrilled to begin to learn how to do magic. She didn’t like that she wasn’t as good with a wand as Mara, though. But she was better than Mara at Astronomy and Herbalogy.
But something seemed strange about Mara. She and Mariza continued to be best friends. But sometimes Mariza felt like Mara was only pretending to be her friend.
One spring day, the two girls were out gathering plants. Both were wearing clanluna-style mini-dresses of Iga’s design. They were using their wands to summon the plants from the ground as soon as they found them. Mariza often had to try more than once for a particular plant, but Mara was finding the task to be easier.
“So who do you want to mate when you grow up?” asked Mariza.
“Accio! I’m not certain,” said Mara as she put the plant in her basket. “Everyone boy in our clan seems more like a brother to me. I think I’d rather go to one of the other clans.”
“Well I want to mate Wilmar,” declared Mariza. “He had the most dreamy eyes! It’s like looking at the sky!”
“You have the same colour eyes, you know,” replied Mara. “Accio!”
“I do?” asked Mariza. “Accio red capped mushroom! Accio that Mushroom! Get over here you stupid thing!”
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While leading the other children in drumming for the Mother festival, Mariza leaned towards Mara said:
“do you think we will be that silly when it is our turn?”
“What do you mean?” asked Mara.
“Well I think by this time, next year, we’ll probably both be women,” replied Mariza. (They were both 14 years old)
“Well as much as you go on about Wilmar, will you be able to share my Mother’s gift of Pleasure with another man?” asked Mara, as she nodded at Ayla and Ena, who were busy dragging Ranec off to Ayla’s hearth as they danced, all starry eyed from the mushrooms.
Mariza looked down and blushed furiously for a moment before joking: “Since he’s you’re brother, I guess you won’t have Zeen for your 1st Rites. Who do you think you’ll have instead? I heard that before Zeen, Zar used to perform 1st Rites”
“Ewww!!” squealed Mara, as she saw her mother, Luna dragging Zar back to her hearth. “He’s so old!”
(in spite of his 36 years, his Clan heritage made Zar look more like 54)
“Are you going to fake it for him?” joked Mariza.
“What are you talking about?” seethed Mara.
“Oh I’ve seen the way you put on another face when people are watching,” jested Mariza. “We’ve been best friends are whole life. You can’t fool me. I’m just wondering if you’ll keep up this false face of yours when you’re Sharing Pleasures with your man?”
Mara fumed at this.
Seeing her friend’s expression, made Mariza fearful.
“Sorry and mentioned it” said Mariza.
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After her 1st Rites, Mara went back to her mother’s Hearth, an ecstatic smile on her face.
“So, Mara, have you thought about who you want to be your Mate?” inquired Luna.
“Well, since Wilmar became a hunter last fall, I thought he would make a good mate.” Replied Mara, with a glance at Ayla’s hearth.
“What!?!” screeched Mariza and she grabbed her mother’s wand. “How could you?! You knew I wanted to mate him! Stupefy!”
A red beam shot out of the wand at Mara who easily dodged it while drawing her own wand.
“Expeliarmus!” the wand was ripped out of Mariza’s hand and flew through the air to be deftly caught by Mara.
“Girls! I’ve told you, no dueling in the cave!” scolded Luna.
“But she’s stealing my Wilmar!” wailed Mariza.
“Now Mariza, there’s no need to be upset,” soothed Ayla. “When you become a woman, you can be his mate too.”
“I don’t want to be his 2nd mate!” yelled Mariza as she lunged at Mara. “She’s doing this on purpose, just to spite me!”
Zar and Thonlan had, by now, grabbed their daughters and pulled them apart. Zar and Ayla dragged Mariza by to their hearth.
“Mariza, I thought we raised you better than this!” scolded Ayla. “You and Mara have always been best friends. Why do you object to this? What’s wrong with sharing your mate with your best friend?”
“She’s not my friend, she’s a monster!” yelled Mariza. “You don’t see the looks she gives me when no one’s looking! She doesn’t love Wilmar! It’s just part of whatever her scheme is! Besides, I don’t see you sharing a mate!”
“It just so happens that Luna and I have plans for me to join Thonlan’s hearth after Zar’s gone,” explained Ayla. “But hopefully, that won’t be for years. And I am certain that Mara has no ulterior motives, or they would have shown up when we train her. You are ascribing a jealousy that does not fit with the training she is getting from Iga. Mara’s not out to get you. She probably hopes by mating Wilmar, she can be closer to you.”
“Why can’t anybody else see though her!” cried Mariza.
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After that day, Mariza shunned Mara, avoiding her when she could. So when the summer meeting began, Mariza spent her time foraging with Đučaviča of the Đumbleđore Clan. One day, while they were gathering plants, Đučaviča spotted an odd mushroom with a purple cap.
“Oh! Look and this one!” pointed out Đučaviča. “My mother šayš this one inčreasšeš the neeđ for Pleašureš.”
“Yes, it’s one of the ingredients in some love potions,” agreed Mariza.
“I wonder what it woulđ đo to uš?” mused Đučaviča. “After all šinče we’re not women yet, it čan’t really make uš enjoy Pleašureš we’re not having.”
“Let’s try it and find out,” suggested Mariza, as she popped one into her mouth. “I don’t feel anything . . .”
“Let me try it,” said Đučaviča, as she ate another one.
The two girls returned to their foraging. After awhile, Mariza’s dress became more noticeable to her. She had on one of the short summer mini-dresses that Iga had designed years before. Mariza was starting to fill out, so her’s was tighter in the top that it should be. Mariza noticed that her nipples had hardened. And as she walked, the dress rubbed against them uncomfortably. She was also sweating more than usual.
“Lets go swimming,” suggested Mariza.
Đučaviča spotted some soaproot near the water, so the two girls washed the sweat off of themselves before playing in the river. Mariza swam up to the rock Đučaviča was sitting on, brushing her hair with a teasle. She later figured out it was the mushroom that made her want to try it. But having her face so close to the Đučaviča’s crotch made her want to try licking it, like the adults did each other. Đučaviča leaned back made Hmmming noises for awhile before sitting up and pulling Mariza into a kiss.
“Thank you Mariza,” said Đučaviča. “Woulđ you like me to đo you now?”
Mariza discovered why Đučaviča had been making those noises when her own moans escaped her lips. Then her stomach did a strange flip-flop that was both painful and pleasant and the same time.
“Hmm lookš like thoše mušhroomš điđ have an affect. . .” mused Đučaviča, and she hugged Mariza. “We’đ better get back”
When Mariza went to pull on her dress, Đučaviča pointed to the blood starting to run down her legs. “Look! You’re a woman now!”
Đučaviča helped her improvise a strap and some padding to catch the blood until they got back to camp.
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A couple of nights later, Mariza discovered why the other women made such a big deal about Zeen’s skill in the furs when he performed her 1st Rites. But as he licked her down there, Mariza kept wondering if she could teach Đučaviča to lick her that well. Still, Zeen was able to make her peak. And as she caught her breath in the afterglow, she realized that she had just been blessed with a child.
The next morning, Mariza emerged from the Tipi wanting to share what he’d taught her with Đučaviča, only to discover that the Đumbleđore girl was in isolation as a new woman. So Mariza returned to her mother’s Tipi.
“So now that you are a woman, have you decided who you want to mate?” asked Ayla.
“I don’t know,” admitted Mariza. “Do I have to decide now?”
“No, Ura waited for the end of the Summer Gathering before she picked Durc,” replied Ayla. “You can take as long as you like.”
Mariza didn’t get another chance to Share Pleasures with Đučaviča until near the end of the Summer Gathering. After Đučaviča finished her 1st Rites with Zeen, she immediately mated Širtić and the new couple went into isolation. Finally, Mariza found an opportunity to invite Đučaviča to ‘go hunting’. Now that they had a better idea what they were doing, Mariza found Sharing Pleasures with her friend to be all that she’d hoped it would be.
But Mariza had become an oddity . . . the woman who wouldn’t Share Pleasures with men . . . who wouldn’t leave her mother’s hearth. . . . at the next Winter Mother festival, Mariza picked Griga. Ayla, Luna and Iga seemed to take Mariza’s Pleasure preference in stride and the rest of the clanluna took their cue from them. And Mariza’s son seemed proof that Luna had blessed the odd Weech.
Mariza’s continued her magical studies in the winters, excelling at anything that didn’t require a wand. He best Subject was: Care of Magical Creatures. She had the most talent in that area of anyone in the Clanluna and kept bringing injured animals back to the cave, which Luna would then, transfigure into a magical creature that was less dangerous. For example, the wolf cubs Mariza had brought back to the cave were transfigured into Blink Dogs. They looked just like Jack Russell Terriers, except they had a tendency to apparate repeatedly in random directions when they were excited. (which was often)
Mariza also had a talent of Ancient Runes and languages and learned every language that anyone was willing to teach her.
In her last two years of magical training, Mariza studied: Care, Divination, Runes, Herbalogy, and helped Ayla and Mara with potions research.
Mariza continued her relationship and hunting trips with Đučaviča. But only Shared Pleasures with any other women once a year, at the Winter Festival. Ayla offered to make Mariza a Medicine woman, but she refused, not wanting to be in clanlunae like Mara.
When Mara and Griga returned from the Sungaea Summer Meeting, Iga called everyone at the Clanluna Summer Gathering together. Iga wore her fanciest summer dress with amber beading. Zeen stood beside her wearing a Clan-style wrap and the animated hat he had made from Wintersleeper. Griga, Mara and several of the young women from other Clans were wearing the red skirts and dyed soles of a redfoot. Alya had borrowed a cloth dress from Luna and wore her lion hat. Luna was in the crowd, not standing with the assembled clanlunae.
“Today is a special day,” signed Iga. “Today Mara, daughter of the Luna officially joins the ranks of the clanlunae. In addition to being a Weech and her specialties as a clanluna will be Pleasures and mushrooms. And so I anoint her as our new redfoot and clanluna.”
Iga dipped her finger in the bowl, Griga held and painted a crescent of red ochre on Mara’s chest.
“What is wrong with you people!?!” yelled Mariza. “Can’t you see she’s a fake? She doesn’t really ‘Share Pleasures’ because she’s incapable of feeling them. She doesn’t really revere Luna! She’s just telling you what you want to hear. Why can’t anyone else see through her?”
“That’s enough!” warned Ayla.
“It’s not nearly enough!” scream Mariza, before turning to Đučaviča. “I’m going on a journey. Is it alright if Zariz and I spend the Winter with the Đumbleđore Clan?”
“I’đ love to have you winter with uš!” replied Đučaviča. “You čould štay at our hearth!”
“It’s all right with me,” added Đučaviča’s mate, Širtič.
“Great!” said Mariza, before rushing off to the cave to pack up all her possessions.
Her mother, Ayla, tried to talk her out of it, but the next morning, Mariza, with her son, Zariz, and her trusty blinkdog, Đak, used the same portkey as the rest of the Đumbleđore Clan to travel to their cave.
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So, that’s the second prologue. I’ve realized that what makes this story fun for me is the fish-out-of-water aspect as new people encounter the weirdness of the Clanluna. So I plan to do this twice, alternating between chapters of Mara’s rise to Evil, corrupting the Sungaea. And Mariza’s journey East on a more southernly route that Jondalar took in either direction, where she will encounter various peoples of my own creation. There may also be some chapters focusing on Luna and Ayla and how their children deal with mothers who like as young as thew do.
Unfortunately, judging from the last of response to the Mara chapter . . . I appear to have lost my readers while my muse was away. I guess I’ll keep writing this for me until I’m no longer inspired . . .
Abraxas Clan of the Clanluna List
Living Members:
Thonlan (18) – Other, (mousy brown hair, sea-blue eyes) Woodworker, Jondolar’s brother, 6th Ranked male Hunter (Cave Lion totem)
---Luna (33) – Other, (dirty blonde hair, gray eyes) Leader, 1st Weech, Creb’s widow, Thonlan’s mate, (Snorkack totem)
-------Mara – (10) Other, (dirty blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Lena – (8) Other, (mousy brown hair, gray eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Dyondara (6) Other, (dirty blonde hair, gray eyes)) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Thonda (4) Other, (dirty blonde hair, emerald-green eyes) Luna’s Daughter, Weech
-------Lana (2) Other, Luna’s Daughter, Weech,
-------Selene (0) Other, Luna’s Daugher, Weech
Zar (32) ½ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) 3rd Ranked male hunter, Goov’s Acolyte, clanluna, (Ursus Totem)
---Ayla (28) – Other, (Golden blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Clan’s 1st Ranked Medicine Woman, 2nd Weech, 2nd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Zar’s Mate, (Cave Lion totem)
--------Mariza (10) - Other, (Golden blonde hair, sky-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Creba (8) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Zuna (6) - ¼ Clan, (Golden blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Zara (4) – Other, (red hair, leaf-green eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Crara (2) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
--------Cruna (0) - ¼ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech
Zeen – (13) ½ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, Gray eyes) son of Luna, Mog-Ur, 9th Ranked male Hunter, 2nd Weez-Ur (Ursus Totem)
---Jukičva (19) – Other, (Dark Brown hair, hazel eyes) of the Đumbleđore Član, Harva’s daughter, Zeen’s 2nd Mate
------Žukić (3) – ¼ Clan, (dark-brown hair, gray eyes) Jukičva’s son, Weez-Ur
------Jeenič (0) – ¼ Clan, (dark-brown hair, gray eyes) Jukičva’s son, Weez-Ur
---Đišič (18) – Other, (Dark Brown hair, hazel eyes) of the Everarđ Član, Joković’s daughter, Zeen’s 3rd Mate
------Žišić (3) – ¼ Clan (Clan-brown hair, hazel eyes) Đišič’s son, Weez-Ur
------Đeeš (0) – ¼ Clan (Clan-brown hair, hazel eyes) Đišič’s son, Weez-Ur
---------Bop (10) – male Cave Bear
---------Honey Lover (9) - female Cave Bear
------------Jamface (6) - female Cave Bear
------------Roofshaker (5) - male Cave Bear cub
------------ (2) - female Cave Bear
---------Fruit Lover (5) - male Cave Bear cub
---------Mello Yellow (3) - female Cave Bear cub
Groog (38) – 1/8 Clan, 1st Ranked male hunter (megaceros totem)
---Iga (34) - Other, (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) (formerly: Andromedanaea of the Sungaea) 3rd Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, red-foot, Clanluna (one-who-serves-the-Mother) Groog’s Mate
------Griga (12) – 1/16 Clan, (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) Iga’s daughter
------Wilmar (10) – Other, (Golden blonde hair, sky-blue eyes) Iga’s Son
------Ina (8) - 1/16 Clan (Red-hair, leaf-green eyes) Iga’s daughter
------Ood (4) – ¼ Clan, (Red-hair, gray eyes) Iga’s son, Weez-Ur
------Grig (1) - Iga’s 1/16 Clan son
---Igra (19) – Clan, Ika’s daughter, Groog’s 2nd mate, Brac’s former Mate,
------Groud (5) – 5/8 Clan, Igra’s Son
------Groogra (0) – 5/8 Clan, Igra’s daughter
Broog (32) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked male hunter
---Ena (30) – ½ Clan, 4th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Broog’s Mate,
------Bren (5) – ½ Clan son of Ena
------Broona (3) ½ Clan daughter of Ena
Vorv (30) – ½ Clan, 2nd Ranked male hunter
---Uva (28) – ½ Clan, mate of Vorv
------Zoug II (10) – ¼ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, leaf-green eyes) son of Uva
------Ebra (7) ½ Clan daughter of Uva
------Ova (8) ½ Clan daughter of Uva
------Uv (1) ½ Clan son of Uva
Groob (19) – Clan, Aga’s son, toolmaker, 5th Ranked male Hunter
---Eva (20) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, Groob’s mate, 5th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts
------Eba (1) - ¼ Clan daughter of Eva
---Brena (10) – ½ Clan daughter of Ena, 9th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Groob’s 2nd Mate
Ranec (29) - Other, carver, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) M’buna’s son, 7th Ranked male Hunter, (formerly of the Mammutoi) (Snorkack totem)
---Ona (22) – Clan, Borg’s widow, Grev’s ex, Ranec’s mate (Owl totem)
------Grod II (4) - ½ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ona’s Son
---Iza II (15) – ¼ Clan, (Black hair, sea-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Medicine Woman, 3rd Weech, 8th ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Ranec’s 2nd Mate (Unicorn Totem)
Boov (18) – ½ Clan son of Ena, 8th Ranked Male Hunter
---Uka (31) – Clan, Ebra’s sister, Grod’s widow, Vorn’s Mother, Boov’s Mate
---Ugra (16) – ½ Clan daughter of Uva (looks full Others) 7th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts (Owl totem), Boov’s 2nd Mate.
------ Bugrav (0) ½ Clan son of Ugra
Droog II (8) ¾ Clan son of Eva, 9th Ranked Male hunter
---Vorva (12) – ½ Clan daughter of Uva, 10th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Droog II’s Mate
---Orga (10) ½ Clan, Ona’s daughter, 11th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Droog II’s 2nd Mate
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