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                                         Amazons
    Original story idea by: Kyle Berndt
    Re-written and continued with permission by: Kit
    (jun 24, 01)

    The young Akane helped her mother to sit in the shallow
cave they had found. The heavy rains had been beating them
mercilessly soon after fleeing from the Joketsozuku village.
She was afraid they might not be far enough away yet, but
her mother had started to fall behind.
    The young 8 year-old looked worriedly into the eyes of
her mother. She wasn't sure when her mother was hit by the
arrow, only that they couldn't get much further. She could
feel the weight of her whole world crashing on her
shoulders.
    "Should I pull it out, mama?" her trembling voice
begged, trying to sound strong.
    "* Cough-cough *, no my little angel." Looking at her
daughter, trying to force her eyes to focus, her expression
became very serious. "Akane, you must go now." The girl in
question started to shake her head furiously, but the woman
cut her off. "Listen to me. I am not going to make it much
further. You have to try to get back to your father and
sisters. You only chance is to go now. The rains should help
hide your escape."
    "No, mama!" she squealed, throwing herself against her
mothers body.
    "Here," Akane wiped at her tears, as her mother
struggled to move.
    "Mama, stop! You need to rest if we're gonna get out of
here."
    "Take my necklace, angel, and promise me you will get
back to your father and sisters."
    "You're coming too!"
    "You have to go now. I will try to follow later, but you
must go now!" The last of her plea was almost lost as she
stared another couching fit.
    Akane slowly unclasped her mother's necklace, then moved
toward the entrance to the cave. The coughing noises
stopped. With a longing look back, she hung the locket off
of a tree root growing into the wall of the cave. She would
find help and come back for her mother and the locket. She
ran out into the night, her tears lost in the downpour.

-----

    Ku Lon looked across the fires at the bound girl. The
Council of Elders had gathered to decide the fate of the
young outsider. Searchers will still out looking for the
girl's mother, but her fate was already decided. If she
still lived, she would be killed.
    The girl was another matter. She had not actually
handled the forbidden treasure, so she was safe from her
mother's fate. However, she was alone. After the actions of
her mother, no one would be willing to leave, just to
attempt to return her to her family. Some of the village
wanted to just turn her loose and leave her to her fate.
Unfortunately, most where upset about not being able to
punish her mother and wanted the daughter to pay in her
place.
    For her part, Ku Lon didn't want to see her leave, even
if she didn't know just what she saw in the girl. Certainly,
she did not want to see the child simply abandoned. Then the
idea came.
    In exchange for her protection and care, the girl could
be made a servant of the village.
=====
    Author's Notes: Oh, btw, this is an Alt Univ story (if
you couldn't guess :)  Other than the usual C&C (of which I
am begging for), what I really need to know is if this is
working.

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