Chapter 3

Note: First Person speech now

That Little Fox insisted that either me or her father should carry the baby was planned, I think, it was just that human male trait of ours that readily complied. The girl was far more powerful that I ever would be. It was her initial attempt to have the baby and I bond. It was not needed though, I already would do anything to protect her and the baby. The first night we camped, she gathered berries, roots and some honey; we made that a meal. Her father ate a fish and two rabbits.

We seemed to always be heading towards the Sun. I found it difficult to comprehend that the clan would be so distant, but then again, I suspected that it was not often a human was taken there. They might have travelled much faster alone. I was informed that we would camp one more time. The clan was near but the father wanted to inform them that he was bringing a human there. That this human was one who grew up in these forests and wanted to join the clan. Just then I really did not realize all that entailed.

Little Fox, in just those two days seemed to regain her strength and her appetite. She asked me if I would care for the baby while she hunted. It did not occur to me that both she and her father were leaving me alone with him. I fell asleep with the baby in my arms. I never even saw or felt the eyes on me.