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“Oh! I’m sorry, Jondalar What did you say?”

“What were you thinking about that you didn’t even hear me?”

“I was thinking about the differences between the Others and the Clan, and I ondering why the Zelandonii sees than the Clan did,” Ayla said

“Did you come up with an answer?” Marthona asked

“I don’t know, butto do with it,” Ayla said “When Brun and his hunters went out, they usually brought back a whole animal, sometimes two The Lion Camp could count about the same number of people as Brun’s clan, but when they hunted, everyone who could went out, men, women, even some children, if only for the drive They usually killed ht back only the best and richest parts, and saved most of the meat for winter I don’t recall a time that either starved, but by the end of winter, the Clan was often left with only the leanest and least filling food, and so when animals were thin The Lion Careens, but they see”

“Thatto ot up “But right now, I’ to bed We’re likely to have a busy day tomorrow, too”

Marthona got up fro dishes into the cooking room

Folara stood up, stretching and yawning in a way that was so si to bed, too I’ll help you clean those dishes in theboith a s it away “I’m too tired now”

“Are you going hunt

ing, Folara?” Jondalar asked

“I haven’t decided I’ll see how I feel later,” she replied, heading for her sleeping room

After Marthona and Willa space, Jondalarfurs As they settled into the out of the hen people were around, but when Ayla went to bed, he felt his place was beside her

“I really like your fa with the Zelandonii I was thinking about what you said last night, and you’re right I shouldn’t judge everyone by a few unpleasant people”

“Don’t judge everyone by the best, either,” Jondalar said “You never kno people will react to so I’d take them one at a time”

“I think everyone has soood and some bad,” Ayla said “Some have a little more of one than the other I always hope people will have ood than bad, and I like to believe , but in the end, he turned out to be nice”