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In the e of the s ale wolf, as down on his side, holding his head in her hands A torn bloody ear was staining the back of her hand He tried to lick her face

“It’s Wolf! He’s hurt!” Ayla said The tears streae on her cheek

“What do you think happened to him?” Jondalar asked

“I don’t know, but we’ve got to help hi up “We need to et up when she did, but fell back

“Stay with him, Ayla I’ll make a stretcher from those spear shafts I just cut,” Jondalar said

When she and Jondalar brought him in, several people hurried over to see if they could help It made Ayla understand how many people had come to care about the wolf

“I’llin ahead of them

“Is there anything I can do?” Joharran said He had just returned to the camp

“You can find out if Zelandoni has any coold petals I think Wolf’s been in a fight with other wolves, and wounds fro medicine, and they have to be well cleaned,” Ayla said

“Will you need to boil so It’s a good thing we just brought in a load of wood”

When Joharran cae, Folara and Proleva ith him, and Zelandoni had said she would co knew that Ayla’s as hurt, and most people were concerned

Jondalar stayed with her while she examined the wolf and knew from her expression that his wounds were serious She was sure he had been attacked by an entire pack, and she was surprised that he was still alive She asked Proleva for a piece of aurochs meat, scraped it the way she did for baby food, then round datura and put it down his throat to help him relax and ma

ke him sleep

“Jondalar, will you get some of that skin from the unborn calf of the aurochs I killed? I need soft absorbent hides to clean his wounds,” Ayla said