Chapter 5: Is she really?
The old man led the mixed man way back into the cave and stopped at a spring filled area. He looked at the mixed man and thought about how much he had changed and wondered if he could take the news. After thinking about how to break the news he moved his hands slightly. The mixed man looked expectantly. The old man sighed, "Durc, you are different to us all as was your mother and your mate. You are clan at heart like Ayla but not on the outside, your mother once said 'he is you and me he is us both together. He is part other and part clan.' I have realised she is right and if you remember anything at all and put that to the woman outside you will realise she is your mother who the dead son of my mate turned away unfairly." Durc looked around sharply to the way they came then back at the old man. He was not lying, Durc found no give away that would be if he were lying.
"But Brun how could that be my mother? She is afraid of us. My mother would remember us not be afraid as much as that woman is." Brun nodded, clearly noticing that Durc was thinking wisely.
"Yes that woman may be afraid but I would know your mother anywhere. I am surprised to find her so close to us. Shall we head back and see if you notice anything." Brun moved off towards the way they came.
"Well are you coming Durc?" Brun looked around at him. Durk pondered for a moment.
"We should get Uba as she is her sister and then I will go but other wise I think it best I don't." Brun was not surprised since Durc had this fondness for Uba, seeing as she raised him and told him stories about his 'Mama'.
"Ok then Durc but do not say who it is I want to see her face." Durc scampered off and a few minutes later he returned with a curious Uba though she did not show it. Then all three of them set off towards Ayla.
Ayla was still in the centre of the circle getting frustrated. She heard nothing cept a grunt and they all moved away but most went to block the cave entrance. She looked about wondering why they just moved when the old man and mixed man came up close with a woman behind. The woman caught her breath and uttered the name of, which had only been spoken in private, Ayla in more of a clan way. Then she fainted. Ayla watched and raised her eyebrows in shock but also disbelief. She could not understand how the woman knew her name and then fainted. She shifted the cub that she had not let go off do she was comfy and then looked at the old man without blinking.
Uba saw Ayla and cried out her name then in all her shock she fainted. Brun and Durc looked at her in surprise. Then they looked back at Ayla. Something caught both eyes and they did not like it, as it was a predator.
"Why does she bear and Dirk tooth tiger Brun? And was that mare hers though the mare was afraid of her?" Brun shook his head not knowing the answer. He looked Ayla up and down trying to find out any differences with her. He noticed she seemed taller and had no respect for men. She held herself differently somehow; also she was showing signs of absolute fear though her eyes showed some but barely any remembrance of them all. Her gaw was set stiff like she would refuse anything they did. Over all he no longer saw the wonderful clan woman in her she had changed ever so much.
Durc did not remember much but he saw the grey eyes and long blond hair. He thought she looked too definite to have ever been a clan woman. His eyes better than Bruns caught sight that she had recently had a child. She also had a few scars on her arms and face where she had landed when she was in the alcove. Durc thought that Brun had lost his mind cause this was not his mother; he looked at Brun and told him he had had enough and that this was not his mother.
"Try call her mother in your own way" Brun knew this was Ayla and was upset that Durc did not remember her.
Ayla had turned and started to stalk towards the entrance after she noticed the men had moved away from Bruns wish. Durc though about how he said it and as she was about to leave he called it out. Something stirred in Ayla and she stopped.