headed to the main fires... its so much closer now that Cana is letting me use a wagon.. There was a warrior there and the woman named Tarra.. and I don't know the other womans name. but she is a healer..The warrior handed me his mug for some blackwine... and then asked what I brought to the tribe... and then tested me.. by grabbing Tarra by the throat.. oh and sure.. there I got rushing off headlong towards him with my quiva pulled... :rolls eyes: He broke my quiva.. its the one my father gave me.. so I know I will be whipped for that.... and then he said for me to run at him.. and so I did that run and slide trick that Ord taught me... and ran right into him full slam.. and he jumped over me.. and then swatted my bottom... so there will be another whipping... but at least I did not argue with him... I could see one of my brothers had been watching from the rows.. and ran back to tell my Father what he had seen... So I went to my wagon to wait... but at least I got my 3 anwers as Cana had asked me to... I did accomplish that much..I did not have to wait long.. before my Father appeared at the back of the wagon with my eldest brother Sam.. My father spoke low to me... thats when I knew I was in for it.. Sam looked at me.. his dark eyes flickering his angry.. not sure if it was at me or at my father and what he was about to do... I could see the whip at his hip... and I begged him not to do it so close to the 1st fires.... Girl once again you have shamed me with you actions.... :my eyes lowered: Yes Father I am sorry... :Sam tried to speak up..: Father its our fault.. we have treated her like one of the brothers... we taught her that slide and slam move... :my father hand shot up: Silence!.. she is a young woman now.. not some boy.. she needs to learn her place.. and its not sliding into the Ubars brothers knees... :well my mouth dropped: the who? .. he is just some warrior... at least thats what I thought... :before I could say anything my father pulled me from the back of the wagon and nearly drapped me to the outer wagons... to his own... You are MY daughter... you abide by MY rules... Girl... you try my patience... :as my mother stepped out from inside the wagon.. standing there as she always did when my father was about to punish me..Oh sure my mouth couldn't just close.. no words flowed out like the stream... going over rocks and the banks.. Thats what he said. I was starting to irratate him.... :the her hand quickly covered her mouth as the gaze on my father grew black.. Sam.. tie her to the wheel... My brother shaking his head as he spoke low to me.. Yammikins... when will you learn... :his large hands tied both my to the tip of the wheel.. .. I could not breath.. I was so scared... I have to please everyone now.. My father the 1st fires.... "Raise her tunic :my father growled... and before Sam could get it lifted I felt the sting of his whip. on my back.. the other stripes had not quite healed yet.. as he danced his whip around them. My mother did not say a word.. as I was given 5 lashes.. to teach me respect.. I tried not to cry.. I really did but I could not help it.. My father wanted me left there over night.. but my eldest brother Sam.. spoke out.. No.. why shame her and our wagons.. I will take her back... :he stood his ground this time..As my father relented.. So be it!.. and he headed to the herds... with my mother following him..Sam cut me down.. and lifted me.. speaking quietly to him as he carried me back the dark row to my own wagon... He put salve on the stikes.. and then set me in my furs. and sat there talking to me. .. Yammiekins.. You must forget the things we taught you in fun.... You are now a young woman of the tribe.. and you must act as such.. Its our fault.. :he shook his head.: I will be watching you Yammikins... do not make anymore mistakes.. or next time I am not sure if I can stop Father.. :he wiped the tears from my eyes and kissed my forehead and left for his own wagons..I just laid there... thinking.. I am not an ost. if he only knew... I slept on my belly that night.. and finally fell asleep
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