Clanluna
Chapter 51: Flamel Clan Gathering
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Midwinter had come. At Iga’s signal the children began drumming. Over the years, she’d tried to get them to alter the rhythms from the Sungaea ones she had taught the first time. But the Clan children were resistant to any changes. Fortunately, the Other and mixed children were more open to change and since Durc had taken most of the Clan members off to form Flamel Clan, it was easier to innovate. Hearing the drumming begin, let the adults know it was time for the Mother festival. Iga, like all of the women wore only her red fringed belt. Seeing heavily pregnant Luna and Ayla dressed so, reaffirmed Iga’s belief that Luna was the Great Mother. The fertility of those two amazed her! Zar and Iga started the dance and the others joined in.
Everyone could see that Luna and Ayla were having difficulty keeping up on their swollen feet. So it was no surprise that they were the first two to drag men off to Share Pleasures with them. Luna pulled Zar off to his hearth. Once there, he pulled her into a kiss. She immediately parted her lips and entered his mouth with her tongue, while her hands untied the thong that held up his leggings. When she reached in to grasp his organ, the leggings fell down. Luna caressed Zar while they kissed until she felt him become ready for her. She knelt and took him into her mouth, as Zar groaned with pleasure. As he felt himself approaching his peak, Zar pulled his tunic over his head and tried to get her to stop. He knew that, at his age, he wouldn’t be able to go a second round with her that night. But instead of pushing Luna away, he tripped on the leggings around his ankles and fell onto the furs. Zar howled, in pain, as Luna’s teeth clamped down on his organ!
“Oh! I’m sorry Zar!” said Luna after removing him from her throat.
She hopped up and began looking through Ayla potion stores. Once she’d found what she was looking for. She bent forward and examined the gashes her teeth had made at the base of his shaft. His organ was completely soft now, though it did twitch as she rubbed the salve on the cuts and watched them magically close up, before her eyes.
“There! All better!” proclaimed Luna, as she kissed the tip, causing it to twitch again.
Once he’d shed his boots and leggings, Zar pulled Luna into another kissing. They tongue wrestled for a while before he began kissing his way down her neck. Luna moaned her approval of his actions as he continued his way downward. When he suckled each swollen breast, he got a little milk, and he lavished attention on the giant bulging belly that held the next member of the Clan, almost ready to arrive. Parting her hair and her folds, Zar Relieved her Needs with his tongue as Luna bucked and moaned against the mouth of her lover. Zar knew the his lover’s patterns arousal well, so when he heard her approaching her peak, he stopped. Luna groaned in disappointment, before pulling a sealed horn tip off the shelf and handing it to him. Zar broke the bee’s wax seal that held a piece of leather over the open end of the horn and downed the potion in one gulp. Instantly he became ready for her. Luna smiled up at him as he slid into her and began thrusting. Her scream, at climax, pushed him to release into her!
As he knelt between her legs, careful not to put any weight on the baby, and she rested her ankles on his shoulders, Luna smiled up at Zar. Not her usual serene smile, but one of joy. She’d known the instant it happened that the uterine contractions she’d felt were not just orgasm, but the last, and strongest, one had been the first one of her labor. She knew she could wait until morning before disturbing Ayla. But she also knew she wouldn’t be getting any sleep that night. For the rest of the night, Zar spooned her from behind, kissing the back of her neck while he fondled her. Zar was a clanluna, himself. He recognized the beginning of her labor and was confident that he would be able to handle it if things progressed too fast. So he stayed up the rest of the night, helping Luna feel good.
Ayla pulled Thonlan back to his hearth. Like, Luna, he didn’t seem to have aged a day since Luna had brought him back from the Spirit world. He still looked 17. And he had the stamina of the 17-year-old too! Much to Ayla’s delight. Still, being this close to, delivery, they had to be careful of the baby.
Iga watch the dancers thin out, in couples. Ugra left with Zeen, Ona with Vorv, Eva with Groog, Uva with Broog, Igra with Groob, Đišič wth Ranec, Jukičva with Boov. Finally there were three women left: Ena, Uka, and Iga. Ena boldly went over to join Zeen and Ugra. The Weez-Ur made certain that both women were satisfied with the experience of sharing him. Uka, more timidly wandered over to Groob’s hearth. Seeing her, he gave her the Signal, cause her to kneel and present for him. But Groob made sure that he had Relieved Igra’s Needs before pulling out and Relieving Uka’s needs.
No that she was the last dancer, Iga danced over near Thonlan’s hearth. Seeing her, Ayla waved for Iga to join them, which she did. The goddess’ Mate had more than enough stamina for the two of them. In fact, he easily wore Ayla out. Iga and Thonlan were still going at it as Ayla drifted off to sleep . . .
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When Ayla awoke the next morning, she realized that the sounds that had awoken her were Luna’s moans of labor. By evening, Luna had delivered a girl with Thonlan’s mousy-brown hair and sea-blue eyes, which he named: Lana.
A few weeks later, Ayla delivered her own daughter with Zar’s black hair and dark-brown eyes. He named her: Crara.
“This man has been thinking that is time for him to step down as 1st Ranked Hunter,” signed Zar, one winter morning.
Ayla handed the owlet she had been feeding to Iza, who had already been feeding one herself, and concentrated on her mate.
“Why would you do that?” asked Ayla.
Zar looked at his Mate and tried to think how best to phrase this. Being ˝ Clan, his 31 years looked and felt more like 45. While Ayla, being a Weech, didn’t appear to have aged a day since she had turned 20. Indeed, Luna and Thonlan didn’t appear to be aging either.
“This man is getting older and slower,” explained Zar. “This man will let Groog lead the men’s hunts for a while.”
Ayla was shocked! Her mate had aged so gradually that she hadn’t noticed. And now they weren’t young anymore. She felt young though. And now that she thought about it, neither Luna nor Thonlan appeared to have aged a day since she’d met them. Zeen had been born and grown up, and Luna looked no older than when she’d first appeared in the middle of the mog-urs’ ceremony. Ayla looked across hearth boundaries at the hearth next to her.
“Luna, why aren’t we getting any older?” asked Ayla.
“We are,” replied Luna. “It’s just that because we’re Weeches, we’re aging a little slower. Eventually, we’ll grow old and die, just like everyone else. Zeen and the rest of our children will be the same. So far, it hasn’t been noticeable because he’s only been fully matured for a few years. But, he’ll age slower, just like us.”
“Does this mean that Thonlan is a Weez-Ur?” asked Ayla.
“No, he doesn’t age because he died and this Weech brought him back,” explained Luna. “This Weech is keeping him from the spirit world. He will never get any older until this Weech either dies or releases him.”
“So when you’re an old woman, he’ll still be this young?” asked Ayla.
“You won’t leave me for a younger woman when this Weech is old, will you?” asked Luna, as understanding dawned on her.
“Of course not!” replied Thonlan, as he juggled baby Lana to his other arm, so he could give his mate a reassuring one-armed hug and kiss.
“So just as the Clan age faster than mixed people, who age faster than the Others, we and our children are aging slower too,” observed Ayla.
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In late spring, Ruža and Đukić, from Flamel Clan, arrived at the cave with their Children.
“What brings you here?” asked Luna.
“The rešt of our Član iš going to the Član Gathering,” explained Ruža. “Thiš woman waš hoping than šhe coulđ špenđ the šummer with you anđ Thonlan.
“Of course you can!” replied Luna. “This woman told you when you left, that you will always be welcome at our hearth!”
“Thiš woman woulđ alšo like to štay,” added Đukić, “though šhe iš unčertain who’š hearth šhe wantš to join.”
“This brings up and important consideration,” observed Ayla. “This woman wants to go to the Clan Gathering. This Woman grew up in the Clan. But this woman doesn’t want to expose her daughters, especially Iza, to that. Do you think you could watch my daughters while Zar and this woman are gone?”
“Of course, Ayla! Ruža and this woman would be glad to help! Wouldn’t we?” replied Luna.
“Yeš, Gođđešš,” replied Ruža.
“Why don’t you want to go to the Clan Gathering?” asked Jukičva.
“The Član cuštomš are a bit đifferent than our own,” explained Ruža. “We’ve been pračtičing šinče lašt year’š Šummer Gathering. Women weren’t alloweđ to hunt, or toučh hunting weaponš, we hađ to đo everything our men tolđ uš, we even hađ to Relieve the Neeđš of any man who gave uš the Signal! Thiš woman didn’t minđ Relieving the Neeđš of the men of her own Član, but thiš woman đoešn’t want to đo that for šome štrange man of the Član šhe’s never met before!”
“Član that!” said Jukičva, lapsing into her native Đanađananđa language. “I’m not going to Šhare Pleašureš with any flatheađ that aškš me! Žeen, I’m štaying here!”
“Me too!” chimed in Đišič.
“Well, this man promised Goov he would go,” signed Zeen. “This man will just have to be alone for a summer.”
Both his mates snorted at that. They both were well aware of how women threw themselves at him at the Clanluna Summer Gathering and imagined it would be the same at the Clan Gathering.
“Are you going to want to join another hearth for the summer?” asked Luna.
“Well, čould be eačh other’š mateš for the šummer,” suggested Đišič, with a saucy wink at her co-mate.
Luna chuckled at that. Everyone knew how close the two women had become since their fight at the Summer Gathering, years ago. They reminded her of her own relationship with Ayla.
“Well, if they’re staying, this woman wants to stay too,” signed Eva. “But she will send Droog with you, Groob. “He should have an opportunity to learn about his Clan heritage.”
“This man understands,” replied Groob.
“Me too!” waved Ugra.
After all had been discussed, Ayla and Zar went to the Clan gathering, but left their daughters behind. Zeen went without his family, but did take Bop with him. Igra wanted to go and asked Zeen to be his mate for the Summer. She brought her two children with her. Having grown up Clan, Broog, Ena, Vorv and Uva went, taking their families with them. Ranec stayed behind, while Ona took their children with her. She and Groob agreed to share a heard for the summer. While Eva moved in with Ranec. Boov took Uka with him. Ugra joined Eva at Ranec’s hearth. Đukić moved in with Groog and Iga’s family.
“Now remember, if the Clan Gathering gets to be too much for you to handle, Zeen can make you a portkey back,” reminded Luna as the group started off.
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After portkeying to the Famel Clan’s cave, the two Clans began the trek to the Clan Gathering. The fact that Ayla and Zeen were able to shrink their supplies allowed Durc to set a much faster pace. They were one of the first Clans to arrive. The host Clan seemed relieved to see Durc walking at the head of the group.
“Are you Luna’s Clan?” asked the Leader of the host cave.
“My Clan has hived off from Luna’s Clan,” explained Durc. “Though some of the members of Luna’s Clan have joined us for the Clan Gathering. For purposes of the competitions, we will be acting as a single Clan. But we do have two mog-urs.”
The Leader of the host Clan nodded in understanding. This Clan had been strange for the past two Clan Gatherings. They did seem to have reigned in their “not-Clanness” a bit this time. They had brought fewer of the Others with them. The Cave bear walking alongside one of the men was a shock though. Looking closer, he realized that the man with his hand on the neck of the Cave Bear was the same boy who had given him a ride on Ursus at the last Clan Gathering. Rumors had been that the boy was born to the hearth of the legendary Mog-Ur One-Eye. This must be why this Clan had two mog-urs.
“We already have a honey-lover for the winter-sleeper Ceremony,” waved the Leader of the Host Clan, being careful not to sign the words Cave Bear or Ursus.
“Bop is part of our Clan,” explained Zeen. “This mog-ur brought him to give people rides.”
Dabb, Leader of the Host Clan nodded at this. It looks like this Clan is unusual, after all.
“If your Bop hurts anyone, my hunters will treat him like they would any other of his kind,” warned Dabb. “You may set you tents up over there.”
Now that they had a campsite, Ayla and Zeen began pulling out and enlarging their supplies. Working together, the two quickly used levitation to erect the teepees. There was one for each hearth. Broov would be staying in Ura’s teepee. As clanluna, she felt it was her duty to make sure that his Needs were Relieved and his women’s tasks were performed. Though being ˝ Clan, Broov was not as much a slave to his memories as fully Clan men were.
Igra and Ona loved their mates. And although the Clanluna tended to be more promiscuous than the Clan, the summer matings were more about protection than Pleasures. The two Clan women needed someone to perform men’s tasks for them and a man they trusted, for when a strange man asked permission to Relieve his Needs with them. They both knew that neither Zeen, nor Groob would let any man Relieve his Needs with them unless the women wanted to.
Still, Igra was already trying to encourage Zeen to give her the Signal.
After the camp was set up, Goov took Zeen and Bop to visit with the host Clan’s mog-ur, Ayla organized the women to go plant gathering, and Durc led the men on a hunt.
Soon they had settled down into the Clan Gathering routine. . .
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It was two days later when a wave of fright and excitement swept through the Clan gathering. Ayla looked up from the hide she was scraping to see a huge head towering over the crowd in the distance. Looking closer, she could see that there were other giant heads. Gurg’s Clan of Giants had arrived. Ayla stood up, drew her wand from behind her ear and started working her way towards the giants and against the tide of people trying to get away from them. When she finally made it there, Durc and the other Leaders were conferring with Gurg.
“You can’t stay! You’ll eat up all the food!” protested Dabb, Leader of the Host Clan.
“They might step on us too!” added Corg, Leader of the 2nd Ranked Clan.
“We should ask the mog-urs what to do,” suggested Durc.
“For now, they should set up their tents on the other side of the valley, away from the rest of us,” offered Zeen. “We’ll confer on this and let you know in the morning.”
Everyone nodded at Durc and Zeen’s wisdom. The Clan didn’t like snap decisions. When Gurg began leading his small Clan away, Ura burst from the crowd and followed them. Ayla guessed that she wanted to see her mother, again. Looking at the Clan of giants, Ayla realized that they had children amongst them. Some of them even looked nearly grown.
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Ayla awoke early the next morning when Goov and Zeen returned. She cast a log on the fire in her teepee and pointed her wand at it.
“Incendio!” the log burst into flames.
Remarkably quickly, Ayla had made a couple of cups of tea ready and carried them out to the two mog-urs who were sitting on a log next to the Clan Camp’s central fire. The two men had already added some logs to the warm ashes and restarted the fire. Both of them knew that they would not be allowed to sleep until the Gurg situation had been dealt with.
Ayla sat at their feet like a like a good Clan woman, waiting to see if either of them would tell her about last night’s mog-urs’ Ceremony. She was surprised at how easy it had been to fall back into Clan customs. Ayla imagined that if Broud had not had his fatal fit when the leadership was handed over to him, she might still be living as a Clan woman. She would even have been willing to give up her magic to be a part of the Clan.
Zeen was more disturbed to see Ayla being so submissive than Goov was. He told his mother’s lover what she wanted to know.
“The mog-urs have decided to allow Gurg’s Clan to remain nearby,” signed Zeen between sips of his tea. “They will not be allowed to compete in the competitions. The will be allowed to participle in the Ceremonies, but they will have to bring enough food to the feast to feed themselves, though they will be expected to share it. Their mog-ur will be allowed to attend mog-ur meetings and ceremonies. They will not be allowed to gather plants or hunt nearby. Instead, this Mog-Ur, will portkey them to and from their home cave, daily, so that they can do that at home.”
Realizing what Zeen had let slip, Ayla jumped up and gave Zeen a hug.
“Oh! They made you The Mog-Ur! Luna will be so proud of you!” waved Ayla.
“Having the old Mog-Ur step down and endorse him helped,” signed Goov. “And having Bop as a back rest didn’t hurt either. But the main thing that clinched it was the mog-ur’s ceremony. That truly showed them that not only was he born to the hearth of Creb, but the other mog-ur who is old enough to remember Creb, agrees that Zeen is a better mog-ur than Creb ever was!”
Goov would never have spoken this openly to any other woman, even Luna, about the inner workings of the mog-urs. But it was a well kept secret amongst the mog-urs that Ayla had seen and participated in the most sacred mog-urs’ ceremony of all! Her act should have Cursed all Clans everywhere with Death. Instead, she and Luna and now, he realized, Zeen, too, were the key to the future of all Clans everywhere. Last night, Zeen had given them a glimpse of things to come. The mog-urs knew, but would refrain from saying, that the future of the Clan lay in the Clanluna and in Gurg’s Clan.
Flamel Clan of the Clanluna list
Durc (14) – ˝ Clan, Leader, Ayla’s son, (Gray Wolf totem)
---Ura (14) – ˝ Clan, daughter of Oda, clanluna, 1st Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Durc’s mate,
------Urc (3) –˝ Clan, (black-hair, Dark-brown eyes) Ura’s son
------Zeerc (0) – ˝ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, Gray eyes) Ura’s son, Weez-Ur
Goov (31) – Clan, Mog-Ur, 14th Ranked male hunter, (Aurochs totem/Ursus totem)
---Ovra (30) – Clan, Goov’s mate, (Beaver totem)
Broov (15) – ˝ Clan son of Uva (looks full Clan) 2nd Ranked Male Hunter
Vorn (25) – Clan, Uka’s son, 3rd Ranked male hunter (Smilodon)
---Uba (19) – Clan, Medicine Woman, Vorn’s mate, Iza’s daughter
------Vuba (8) – ˝ Clan, Uba’s daughter
------Eba (3) – Clan, Uba’s daughter
---Brač (19) – Clan, Oga’s 1st ex-son, woman, Vorn’s 2nd mate (Bison totem)
Grev (16) – Clan, Oga’s 2nd son, 4th Ranked male Hunter
---Aga (35) – Clan, Droog’s widow, Groob’s mother, Grev’s mate
---Oogra (11) – Clan, Ovra’s daughter, Grev’s 2nd Mate.
------Grooga (1) – Clan, Oogra’s daughter
Crug (33) – Clan, 5th Ranked male hunter (wolf totem)
---Ika (31) – Clan, Crug’s mate
------Corg (8) ˝ Clan, Oga’s 4th Son
Crik (10) – Clan, Ika’s son, 6th Ranked Male Hunter,
---Uma (10) – Clan, Uba’s daughter, Medicine Woman, Crik’s Mate
------Boom (2) - Clan, Uma’s son
Dorv II (10) Clan, Oga’s 3rd son, 7th Ranked Male Hunter
---Bona (10) Clan, Ona’s daughter, Dorv’s 2nd Mate
------Borv (2) – Clan, Bona’s Son
Zar (31) ˝ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) 2nd Ranked male hunter, Goov’s Acolyte, clanluna, (Ursus Totem)
---Ayla (25) – 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
Zeen – (12) ˝ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, Gray eyes) son of Luna, mog-ur, 9th Ranked male Hunter, 2nd Weez-Ur (Ursus Totem)
---Igra (17) – Clan, Ika’s daughter, Groog’s 2nd mate, Brac’s former Mate, Zeen’s summer Mate
------Brouda (8) ˝ Clan, (Golden-blonde hair, sea-blue eyes) Igra’s Daughter.
------Groud (3) – 5/8 Clan, Igra’s Son
---------Bop (8) – male Cave Bear
Broog (30) – ˝ Clan, 3rd Ranked male hunter
---Ena (28) – ˝ Clan, 4th Ranked Woman-Who-Hunts, Broog’s mate
------Brena (8) – ˝ Clan daughter of Ena
------Bren (3) – ˝ Clan son of Ena
------Broona (1) ˝ Clan daughter of Ena
Vorv (28) – ˝ Clan, 4th Ranked male hunter
---Uva (26) – ˝ Clan, mate of Vorv
------Vorva (10) – ˝ Clan daughter of Uva
------Zoug (8) – Ľ Clan, (Clan-brown hair, leaf-green eyes) son of Uva
------Ebra (5) ˝ Clan daughter of Uva
------Ova (2) ˝ Clan daughter of Uva
Groob (17) – Clan, Aga’s son, toolmaker, 5th Ranked male Hunter
------Droog II (6) ľ Clan son of Eva
---Ona (20) – Clan, Borg’s widow, Grev’s ex, Ranec’s mate (Owl totem) Groob’s summer Mate
------Orga (8) ˝ Clan, Ona’s daughter
------Grod II (2) - ˝ Clan, (Black hair, Dark brown eyes) Ona’s Son
Boov (15) – ˝ Clan son of Ena, 8th Ranked Male Hunter
---Uka (29) – Clan, Ebra’s sister, Grod’s widow, Vorn’s Mother, Boov’s Mate