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“Yes,” he said “Ayla showed me the horses”

“She tells me you can whistle very well,” Zelandoni said

“She taught s”

“Would you like to show me?”

“If you want I’ve been practicing the meadow lark,” he said, then proceeded to imitate the beautiful sound Everyone turned to look, even his randmother

“That’s very good, young ster “It’s nearly as good as Ayla’s meadow lark”

“We’re ready,” Proleva called “Come and eat”

Ayla led the three guests to the pile of bone-and-wood platters first and urged the Then everyone else fell into line Usually, those who shared a lodge had their ether, but this had become the first of ould be many meals that would be shared, not only with their own Cave, but with other friends and relatives There would even be a few occasions when the entire Suether, but that would involve a great deal of organizing and planning One of them would be the Matrimonial Feast

When everyone was through eating, people started leaving for various other activities, but uests Mardena was feeling a little flustered with all the attention, but she also felt a gloar treated so well Proleva came to talk to them and said a feords to Mardena and Denoda, then turned to Ayla

“We’ll finish up here, Ayla I think you have so you want to talk to Mardena about,” she said

“Yes Would you and Lanidar, and Denoda if she wants, like to take a ith me?”

“Where are we going?” Mardena said with a touch of edginess

“To see some horses,” Ayla said

“Can I coo ahead and say so, but I haven’t seen the horses for a while”

Ayla sht actually ree to let Lanidar watch them if someone so friendly and unafraid of them was there She turned to look for the boy and saw hi Lorala, and they see on the ground nearby