A new era for the clan
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 119095
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"NO!" cried Fred in horror, but even as she did, her surroundings began to melt, to be replaced by a vast village of tents at the foot of a mountain overlooking a wasteland, packed with people clad in animal pelts, who began to shout in excitement at her apperance. The man who stood about one pace to her side had startlingly blue eyes that stood out against his dusty hair and darkly suntanned skin, and there was no denying he was very handsome, and very stout, his chin strong and shoulders broad. A few leather scraps of armor were strapped to him, but they were quite crude indeed. As Fred's eyes fell on him, she felt a change come over her heart. She had always scoffed at the dishonorable, uncivilized way barbarians lived, but now she felt a pang of deep shame at this thought, suddenly realizing it was not evil, only different - the full embracing of the wild emotion felt by all people, rather than stifling it. This unbearably handsome young man had just accepted the mantle of leadership over such a clan, he was clearly an accomplished athlete and hunter, and he looked at her with a hunger she desperately wanted to satisfy. She could learn a great deal from him, and spend her entire life helping him, fighting beside him, and giving him a legacy in the form of children. He approached her, and she melted a little, realizing that he towered over her by at least a foot. "You are the one?" he asked reverently. "Gifted to me by the Great Voice?" They knew of the wardrobe? She nodded mutely. "What is your name?" he asked. What had the name been the voice had said? "Folcrada," she said softly. "Folcrada," he said, "I am Vodirk Strongarm, the mountain's Warrior-king. I am in want of a mate, a partner, a wife. Under the setting sun, as the Great Voice echoes across the moors, I offer you joint leadership over the mountain. Will you wed me this day, and fight beside me all days to come?" "Yes," she breathed raptly. He reached around her, and she realized he was giving her a ceremonial cape. She was shortly approached by who appeared to be a shaman, who quickly produced a small bowl of red paint and began to draw symbols on both their faces. Once that was done, a young girl, probably around thirteen, approached with a crown of flowers, which she placed on Fred's - Folcrada's head. She also presented Vodirk with a crown of bone. The girl scurried back off as the shaman raised his hands over them and said, "I bind this man and this woman as one forever. Let it be." Folcrada was feeling her face flush with warmth already, but at this Vodirk seized her aggressively and kissed her, long and hard. She was shocked, so shocked she almost didn't kiss back, but at length she did, and the onlooking clansmen went wild with uproarious cheers. After a very long time, Vodirk pulled away, and Folcrada was seeing stars such that she almost missed what he said to the crowd:
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