Friday, September 22, 2006
Chapter 20B-Crisis at the Village
No one seemed to have much to share but it felt good anyway almost like old times. Tobal hadn't spent much time with Nick since he had trained him.
"You going to start training newbies soon?" He asked.
"Been thinking about it", Nick replied. "I just realized I could be stuck out here a really long time unless I start training people."
"That's funny", Zee replied. "We were just talking about that. How are you and Tara getting along?"
Nick mumbled something about "women" and the rest of them laughed.
"The winter gets pretty long sometimes", Kevin grinned and then kissed Zee hurriedly.
Zee just grinned and patted him on the butt. "Nick and Tara have had two more months of each other than we have. Maybe we should spend two more months together?"
"Goddess forbid", Kevin said feelingly and they both chuckled.
Tobal looked at the pair. They enjoyed each others company in a quiet way and enjoyed being away from each other too. He hoped it would work something like that for him and Becca.
Mike and Butch showed up about that time grumbling about girls. Tobal at last felt like he understood Mike and Butch. They were like brothers and his past month training and living with Tyrone had given him a taste of what that must be like. In a way he envied them for the fun they seemed to be having. Still, he had spent too much time alone and had learned to like it. Some company was good, too much drove him crazy. It seemed just about right to teach a newbie and then socialize at circle a bit. He remembered what Nick had said. He wasn't planning on spending the rest of his life in the woods either and neither was Becca.
There were three initiations, Tyrone's and two other newbies. They would all continue training next month.
At circle he sat next to Melanie and Becca after giving them each a hug and a kiss. To his surprise they moved apart and made room for him between them. They seemed glad to see him but were both moody and a bit irritable. He tried some light banter but it didn't work at all.
For the first time he wondered if they were both getting their periods. The more he thought about it and the monthly circles made him so curious he finally had to ask.
"I've heard that women living in nature tend to have their periods around the full moon. Is that true?" He asked curiously.
Both girls broke out laughing.
" Yes, it is common knowledge just about all the women in camp are having their periods at circle time", Becca told him. "The good news is they rarely last over three days and while uncomfortable they are not debilitating."
"I think it helps to live this rugged outdoors lifestyle and be in good health", Melanie suggested.
"Poor Butch and Mike", he shook his head mournfully.
That was too much and both girls burst out laughing. The ice was broken and everyone was laughing and in high spirits again. They continued watching the initiations and laughed as Tobal told Tyrone's story about thinking he was going to Minneapolis and ending up at Sanctuary instead. They were looking forward to seeing him later after the circle.
Angel was training for the initiations as Misty watched and prompted her. Tobal thought she had done a pretty good job and intended to tell her so later at the party. After circle Ellen sat with Rafe, Melanie, Nikki , Becca and him. Everyone wanted to hear about Crow and and the trip to the village. No one had heard anything and they had not come back like they said they were planning to.
Ellen took up the story. "No one really noticed or suspected that the five people were heading toward the village until they were about half way there which was about one hundred miles out. It"s not uncommon to be that far from the gathering spot", she said. "but it is a bit unusual for five people in a group to be headed that way."
"The other medics were speculating about it over the radio and while all the medics knew about the village no one had ever been there or known of anyone to go there. No one even guessed that was where they were heading. The next day a message came down to the medics that the village was a forbidden area and the medics needed to prevent the party from reaching it." Ellen got a little embarassed, "I pretended ignorance and let some of the other medics deal with it", she said. "I kept away from the area and patrolled down by the lake like I normally do."
"When I came back the other medics were in an uproar. It seemed the leader of the group, Crow, had grown up in the village and knew all the people that lived there. He was a citizen of the village and had every right to be there and to bring friends there if he chose. One of the medics did a hasty check of his medical records and they did indeed prove he had grown up in the village and had a right to go there. Not knowing what else to do and fearing a mass confrontation the medics had allowed the group to continue on toward the village."
Ellen suddenly was more serious, "Back at the base the medics really got in trouble for refusing to follow orders and an immediate search went out to locate the group and subdue them by force if needed. I went along with them", she said grimly, "to make sure I would be a witness to anything that happened. By then it was nightfall and we arrived at the group"s camp only to find ten villagers there that had come out to meet Crow and his group. Somehow they had known Crow was coming. We were taken by surprise because none of the villages wore med-alert bracelets so we were not expecting them."
"The leader of the villagers was Howling Wolf, Crow's grandfather. When we insisted that Crow and the others return with us by force if necessary Howling Wolf and his followers made it plain that Crow's group were honored guests in the village and that he would take personal responsibility for their safety. He also said that he and his men would fight to protect them if needed."
"Things were pretty serious at that point", Ellen continued. "None of us were prepared for that kind of confrontation and we were forced to return back to base without them. When I was bringing my air sled back I noticed a formation of around fifty black uniformed soldiers with weapons standing near an air transport at the landing strip. I stayed to watch and after a half hour the soldiers went back inside the mountain and the air transport left without them". She paused and looked around the group. "I believe the soldiers were going to attack the village on the pretext of bringing the group back. It was only the involvement of so many of us medics that prevented the attack from happening."
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