~~** Interlude | Prima **~~
"Why are you here?" I asked the one lying where Husband should be, Stone-seeker.
"Husband brought me here to waste big seed last night." She answered casually. "Didn't even want my shiny yellow stone."
"Where is Husband?"
"Next to runt. She's lucky, I would like to be where she is."
"Husband was careful with runt last night. No… not runt. Husband gave her a name."
"A name?"
"It's a human thing, I think. Husband called runt Lily."
"Lily? Sounds nice. I also want Husband to give me a name."
"Then ask him. Stupid Husband wastes big seed and gives name as easily as a fart comes. How are your legs today?"
"Only a little sore now. My fuckhole is sore, my body is sore, but my belly is full of big seed again." She said, patting her belly contentedly, which would show her carrying a strong one as soon as my own did.
"You said Husband brought you here last night?"
"Yes. He went to take a piss and I saw him. His seed-stick was big, he asked if he could give big seed to any goblin. He said he can make as much big seed as he wants if he gets fire meat and water."
"He said the same thing to me."
"Is this why he wanted the kan-tin?"
"I don't know. Maybe?"
"Shall we go hunt for food? Not only am I hungry, but I would like to give Husband a big piece of fire meat in case he isn't lying about how his big seed works. Let's leave those two here."
"I guess. But my legs still feel a bit like reeds. We'll be moving slow."
By the Great Protector my fuckhole ached. It took a lot of effort to get up from the bed and I had to even help Stone-seeker up as well. We both went to our cave-holes first and brought the things we would need to hunt with us afterwards. For her a bow, for me a spear. It was far from the first time we have hunted together, but now it felt different with her.
Once we were a good way into the forest, I got lucky and spotted some fresh redboar tracks.
"Redboar. Fresh tracks. We follow."
She nodded.
We fanned out and moved forward until we came close to the stream many many footsteps away from the cave. The tracks had led us to a male redboar that was drinking from the stream, its tusks warned us both that it was an aggressive male. Luck was on our side since it was on this side of the stream. Were it on the other side, I wouldn't bother. Crossing the stream to hunt would only anger the Great Protector.
"How should we take it down?" She asked me.
"Think you can shoot it in the leg?"
"Yes. What will you do?"
"Jump out and stick it with my spear."
"Okay. Ready?"
"Ready."
She had notched an arrow and got a bead on the redboar. She let the arrow fly and it stuck right into the rear haunch of the redboar. It squealed in pain and turned around, smacking the ground with a front hoof challenging whoever had attacked it.
Shit. I wasn't ready fast enough. It is wary now.
"Shoot another arrow again, I'll just throw my spear at it from here." I said through our practiced silent hunting signs.
"Okay." She signed back.
She notched another arrow, aiming for the redboar but it fell short and to the side. It took off running in the other direction from where the arrow landed but that was good, it was coming my way. I hurled my spear and it went right through the redboar's body and into the stream. That is not what should have happened. The redboar dropped dead instantly, but why did the spear I use make a hole clean through it?
"What did you do? Is that a new spear?" she asked me once she drew close.
"No. Same spear I always use."
"Hmm."
"Why did you miss?" I asked her about her second shot.
"I saw where you were. I had a thought to scare it in your direction rather than waste an arrow injuring it and making it more angry."
"Well, it worked… This is a big redboar."
We both approached the redboar which was most certainly dead. I had waded into the stream to get my spear, and afterwards we both stood over the corpse, I gave it a tug and felt how heavy it was.
"It will take forever to drag this back." I told her.
"Maybe not. I have an idea."
"Idea?"
"Put your spear through its mouth, let it come out of its shithole. We can both use your spear to carry it by sharing the heavy weight."
"That's not a bad idea." I thought. I wasn't aware that Stone-seeker was that smart.
"First I need to do something." I said, and took a few steps back to the stream. I had brought a water-skin with me and filled it up with clean stream water.
"For Husband."
"Stream water?"
"It will make him happy." I answered.
"Want more big seed for giving Husband a present?" she asked with wide teeth.
"Just making sure Husband isn't lying about that. Giving him some clean water is a good way to make sure."
I plunged the spear through the body of the redboar mouth first, and when it came out the shithole, she grabbed the other end with no complaint. We both lifted it up expecting it to take all the effort we had, but it lifted easily.
"Was it supposed to be this easy to lift?" I asked her.
"It's not that easy for me," she complained, but held steady, "can we go back now?"
"Yes. Let's go back… We'll take it apart at the fire pit and give Husband a big leg of fire meat."
"Eh. Husband can have this big leg, I'd be happy to get more of Husband's big leg."
"Stupid seed-head. Do you think you're the only one who wants Husband's big leg!"
She was all laughs however, even though I insulted her. Her belly was full of his big seed, and I felt like a fool for telling Husband not to waste it on me. He wasted it on her instead. Still, there is no question now that we will be having strong ones soon. All that remains is to wait three moons for them to come...