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Chapter 67: Zorg’s Clan

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Mariza faded into consciousness slowly, to find herself in a cave, under furs. As she looked around, she saw a blonde woman of the Others wearing a Clan-style wrap. The woman made a sign at her, but Mariza didn’t recognize it.

“Water. This Weech needs water,” signed Mariza.

The woman didn’t seem to understand.

“I need water,” begged Mariza. “This woman needs water.”

The woman still didn’t understand. Mariza mimed drinking and the woman held a cup to her lips for her to drink. Mariza drank a little, to wet her throat, before drifting back into unconsciousness . . .



Mariza awoke again. . . . her baby was crying next to her . . . Mariza struggled to pick her up and hold her to her breast. The effort felt like wading through water. Her breasts felt sore from the buildup of milk and she realized that she was doing this just in time to prevent her milk from drying up. How long had she been asleep?

Looking around, Mariza saw the same woman, and a couple of men that looked like they were related to the woman eating a meal. Both of the men were also wearing Clan-style wraps. Seeing Maiza stir, the woman made signs at her again that she couldn’t understand. Mariza tried the silent ancient clan signs. If these people knew a Clan language, they might know the ancient Clan language too.

“This woman greets you,” signed Mariza.

“This Medicine Woman greets you,” replied the woman.

“This woman is called: Mariza” signed Mariza, saying her name aloud.

“This Medicine Woman is caled: Zurbgrana“ signed the woman, also saying her name aloud.

“Where is this Woman's son?“ signed Mariza.

“Your son is taking his meal at the next hearth;” signed Zurbgrana.

“I need,” began Mariza, before remembering to switch back to signs. “This woman needs . . . the herb that restores blood.”

Mariza was so used to thinking in terms of potions that she almost asked for a blood replenishing potion, before asked for the herb that would do the same thing, only not as well.

“This Medicine Woman does not know that herb,” signed Zurbgrana.

Mariza sank back into the furs . . . she was so weak from the loss of blood. . .

“Then this woman needs a some stew, she is not strong enough for chewing . .. .” signed Mariza.

Zurbgrana helped Mariza eat a few bites before Mariza passed out a again, her daughter still nursing at the breast. . .


Mariza felt her awareness fading in again. She opened her eyes. Seeing that her patient was awake, Zurbgrana motioned for someone to come over. Zariz’s face came into view.

“Hey! Mama!” said Zariz.

“How are you?” asked Mariza. “Are they treating you well?”

“I all right I guess,” said Zariz. “They killed the Snorkacks . . . walked right up to them and poked them with a spear.

Her son mimed stabbing mottions

“But I would’n let them get Međveđj,” said Zariz. “I got in the way of them and their spears, then I climb on back of Međeđj and said I was gonna ride away if they did’n leave him alone! They tried to poke Đak too. But he was too fast! Barkin’ and blinkin’! But then, Zurbgun hit him with a sling. He what’nt hurt bad. But he runned away!”

“You were a good boy. Take care of Međveđj while mommy is sick . . .,” said Mariza before fading away. . .


Mariza awoke to a commotion and heard an owl hoot. She opened her eyes to see an owl sitting on her chest, with a parchment letter tied to its’ leg. It was the most recent letter from her mother, Ayla. Mariza didn’t feel strong enough to write an entire letter explaining what had happened. And she didn’t have her quill and ink anyway. So she grabbed a Chared stick from the fire and wrote on the back of the letter:

“IM OK”

She tied the letter back to the owl’s leg and sent it back away.

Mariza awoke to her daughter nursing on her breast. Obviously, the Medicine Woman had been helping her nurse her daughter while she slept. After Mariza ate a little stew, she croaked:

“Zariz! I need Zariz!”

The Medicine Woman seemed to understand because she motion Mariza’s son over.

“My wand?” asked Mariza, weakly.

“I got it right here,” said Zariz, as he shook it and a spark jumped out. The Medicine Woman jumped back as if she’d been bitten. Mariza reached out to take the wand. . . She felt safer knowing she had it.

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Then Winter Storms came early, and severe. Preventing Ayla from sending owls to Mariza. Mariza used the time to build up her strength and learn the signs of these people who looked fully like people of the Others, but dressed and acted like they were Clan. Mariza found the mystery of these people intriguing. She used her wand as a measure of her recovery. Eventually She recovered enough to make sparks with her wand. Mariza was told that her daughter had been named Zarizarzarzar by Zurbgun, the , mog-ur. Mariza insisted that her daughter be named Širiža once she was strong enough to levitate small objects, the rest of Clan stopped contradicting her . . . though they continued to call her by the name from the naming ceremony Mariza had slept through when Mariza wasn’t looking.

Slowly, Mariza built up her strength . . . In order to speed her recovery, Mariza refrained from doing magic frivolously. By Spring she was feeling much better. She’d learned this Clan’s signs. But she still had trouble with the names. . . they all sounded alike to her. . .
There was Zezbrakran, the Leader, Zurbgun, the mog-ur, Zurbgrana, the Medicine woman . . . How could these people come to think of themselves as Clan? . . . and How did Clan people get such complex names? . . .

She also learned how she had gotten there. Zurbgrana had heard her birth cries and came to investigate. When she found Mariza, she was unconcious, so the women of Zorg's Clan had dragged her on a hide back to the cave.

Zorg's Clan was what these people called themselves, even though there was no Zorg in the Clan.

While she had been recovering, Her son, Zariz had been living at the hearth of Zuradanak. And Zariz had managed to finagle a place far back in the cave for Međveđj to hibernate.

When the Winter Storms finally broke, Zezbrakran, the Leader Came to Zezbrakruk's hearth where Mariza was staying (Zezbrakruk was Zurbgrana's mate) and signed.

“How is the Woman?“
“This Medicine Woman thinks she is fully recovered,“ signed Zurbgrana.
“The Woman needs a mate,” signed the Leader, Zezbrakran. “We have three boys who are old enough to become men: Zurvgak, Zubgranev, and Zurdaz. Whichever one completes his manhood hut first, will get her as a mate”

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After leaving her daughter, Širiža in the Medicine Woman, Zurbgrana’s care, Mariza ran a fast as she could in her search for the tipi! This was her first time leaving the cave since she arrived. But Zariz was able to show her the way. When they found the tipi, it was still standing. But as they drew closer, Mariza noticed the smell. . . Stepping in, the stench grew stronger and Mariza’s suspicions were confirmed . . . the shrinking charms on all the things Mariza had pulled out of the bag had long since worn off. And a Wolverine had spent the winter in here, marking them and chewing on them. With the damage the wolverine and her blood had done to everything, the clothes, potions, and healing herbs were a total loss. Her broom looked salvageable, as did the cooking tools .. bone plates, wooden cups antler handled knives. Her sling, and bow were ruined too. The arrows looked like they could be saved.

Mariza pulled out her wand and began casting various cleaning charms to save what she could. When she was finished, she realized that she might have to stay with Zorg’s Clan longer than she thought. At least with her wand, they couldn’t force her to mate some boy who was barely a man.

“Mama, can I go back to the cave?” wined Zariz. “This is boring!”

“All right, but go straight there,” warned Mariza. (She’d catch up with him on her way back)

Once she was finished cleaning what could be saved, Mariza shrunk them down and tucked them into the folds of her wrap. Since she’d had no clothes and spent most of the winter sleeping in Zurbgrana’s furs while she recovered her strength, the Medicine Woman had given her a wrap to clothe herself in. On her way back, Mariza ran into the women of the Clan, gathering plants.

“Mariza, come help us forage,” signed the Leader’s mate, Zuragavaka.

“This woman cannot, now,” signed Mariza. “This woman is following her son and must find-“

SNAP!

The Breaking of a twig underfoot alerted Mariza to the presence of a group of men approaching steathly.

“Others!” warned Zuragavaka, before signing. “get in position!”

All of the women put down their burdens, knelt and presented as if they had been given the Signal.

“What are you doing?!?” signed Mariza.

“They want to Relieve their Needs in us,” signed Zuragavaka.

“That doesn’t mean you have to submit!” signed Mariza exasperatedly.

“The women of our Clan have learned that if we go ahead and Relieve their Needs, they will go away.” signed Zuragavaka.

“Get up! Get Up!” signed Mariza, angrily. “You don’t have to Relieve the Needs of every man that gives you the Signal. And they haven’t even given you the signal anyway! We just need to talk to them.”

Mariza stood and faced one them with her hands ready to clasp his so she could exchange greetings.

“I Welcome you in the Name of- Hey!”

The man had, instead of clasping her hands in greeting, grabbed her wrists and forced her to her knees. Realizing what he wanted, Mariza fought back and the two of them rolled around wrestling until she heard a sickening:

CRACK!

Of her wand breaking! In her moment of surprise, Mariza went limp for a moment. That was all her needed. He’d pinned her down laying on top of her. He said something and another man held Mariza’s arms over her head as she lay on the ground. Mariza tried to kick the man away, but he was between her legs and had them pinned too. He pulled down his leggings and stuck his organ into her.

“Stop! Stop! Get off of me!” begged Mariza, through the pain.

But the man just laughed and said something to his fellows about how much he was enjoying himself. Mariza believed he was encouraging them to Force her next! When he was done the man went to trade places with the man holding her arms over her head, Mariza heard a growling sound! And the barking of Đak as he and a white albino wolf attacked the men. Đak was apparating all over as he bit them. Then there was a yelping sound and the men, blink-dog and wolf ran in two different directions. . .

But Mariza was barely aware of the fight between men and canines. Instead she was overwhelmed by the knowledge that Luna had just blessed her!
Mariza didn’t know the scientific facts: . . . that it would be two more days before the man’s sperm reached her egg. She was a Weech and a bit of a seer. What she was feeling was something akin to Clan memories. Except instead of remembering the past, she was remembering the future. . . . not the details, but the broad strokes. She’d had the same experience the previous two times Luna had blessed her. And If Zariz was an guide, she’d experience something akin to a Clan person being ‘reminded’ every time her daughter did something that was in her vision.

(NO!) Thought Mariza. (Now I have to stay with these people who think they’re Clan! And they’ll make me mate that boy and Luna will Bless me again, and I’ll be trapped here for YEARS! And I can’t do anything to stop them any more than I could stop that man. I’m not even a Weech anymore! I don’t even have a wand!)





Mariza (19) - Other, (Golden blonde hair, sky-blue eyes) Ayla’s daughter, Weech, , Đučaviča’s former 2nd mate. Care prodigy (Stork totem)
---Zariz (4) – ¼ Clan son of Mariza, Weez-ur
---Širiža (0) – Other, Mariza’s daughter, Weech
------Đak (5) – blink-dog
------Međveđj (3) Cave Bear

Zezbrakran (40) – 1/16 Clan son of Zezbraka, Leader
---Zuragavaka (33) – 1/32 Clan daughter of Zuragava, mate of Zezbrakran

Zurbgun (53)-1/8 Clan son of Zurbga, mog-ur
Zurvragun (38) – 1/16 Clan son of Zurvraga, mog-ur's acolyte
---Zurvgakava (29) - 1/8 Clan daughter of Zurvgaka, mate of Zurvragun
------Zurvgak (14) - 1/16 Clan son of Zurvgakava, future mog-ur's acolyte
------Zurvgakun (11) - 1/16 Clan son of Zurvgakava,

Zezbrakruk (37) -1/8 Clan son of Zezbraka
---Zurbgrana (37) – 1/16 Clan daughter of Zurbgra, medicine woman, mate of Zezbrakruk
------Zubgranev (14) – 1/16 Clan son of Zurbgrana

Zuradanak (35) -1/32 Clan son of Zuradana
---Zurvgakaza (32) – 1/8 Clan daughter of Zurvgaka, mate of Zuradanak
------Zuradan (17) – 1/16 Clan son of Zurvgakaza
------Zuradaz – (14) - 1/16 Clan son of Zurvgakaza


Zuradavun (35) – 1/32 Clan son of Zuradava
--- Zuragakada (31) – 1/16 Clan daughter of Zuragaka, mate of Zuradavun
------ Zuragakadava (13) - 1/32 Clan daughter of Zuragakada, mate of Zuragavab

Zurvgav (34) – 1/8 Clan son of Zurvgava
--- Zuragakaba (28) – 1/16 Clan daughter of Zuragaka, mate of Zurvgav
------ Zuragakabaza (13) – 1/32 Clan daughter of Zuragakaba
------ Zuragakabava (10) – 1/16 Clan daughter of Zuragakaba

Zuragavaz (18) – 1/64 Clan son of Zuragavaka, future Leader
---Zuragakadaza (16)– 1/32 Clan daughter of Zuragakada, mate of Zuragavaz
------ Zuragakadazad (1) – 1/64 Clan son of Zuragakadaza, future leader

Zuragavab (15) – 1/32 Clan son of Zuragavaka
---Zurbgranaza (17) – 1/32 Clan daughter of Zurbgrana, medicine woman, mate of Zuragavab
------ Zurbgranazaga (2) 1/32 Clan daughter of Zurbgranaza