章 19: I am better
They spent almost half a day in the open valley where the deer were usually spotted. Every time they approached a group, they were always discovered which led the deer to escaping.
Edward sat down on a patch of grass while feeling greatly disappointed. He had such lofty ideas and yet he was stuck in the very first step.
'Everyone's hopes are pinned on me and the huge gamble I made with Titan will eventually end soon. I need a deer to make bowstrings using its tendons. Maybe I can dig a trap? But this ground is very solid and I lack any tools to properly dig.'
Finally, hanging his head down in failure, Edward made his way back to the cave. On his way, he caught a few rabbits for dinner.
By the time he returned, it was nearly night. Roc and Daisy had already returned. They had already lit a bonfire and were patiently waiting for everyone to comeback.
'That's a good progress, they are using fire as a tool by themselves instead of fearing it.'
"Big brother, we were waiting to eat fat tasty rabbit barbecue. Hurry and roast some" Roc smiled and joined Edward's side.
"Be patient brother, I will leave for you a tasty roasted rabbit leg but before we all get down to it, let me see how was your progress with the stones?"
Roc quickly presented a bundle of straight bamboo, which made Edward very surprised.
"Not bad! I didn't expect you to be so careful, this is exactly what I want!" Hearing that Light is complimenting him, Roc looked at the rest and opened his mouth: "Most of these were found by Daisy sister, I only brought the thinner looking bamboo's down"
'So Roc was the brute strength and Daisy was the spotter. That got a nice ring to it.'
"Big brother, we found a lot of the small stones and feathers you wanted and brought them back. You should look at them first. If it is not enough we will go again tomorrow to find more. There are a lot of those stone pebbles everywhere at the west hills."
Daisy took a piece of leather that was carefully wrapped from her side as Edward quickly opened it and checked it.
He saw a few centimeters thick, fine and hard cyan shaded stones which were good raw materials for polishing arrow heads. (It means they found gemstones)
'But what good were those pebbles if he had no arrow heads to sharpen? They did their part of the task and I failed mine.'
"Great! You two have really made me feel relieved! I will not be like a failed politician in the future with false promises!"
"Politician...…?"
There were always new words coming from Edward. Although everyone seemed to understand what he meant from his tone but instead of wondering they all knew that whatever he said it would be nothing but something profound.
Night and Debro cleaned up the rabbits that were brought back. Everyone gathered around the fire as Edward made rabbit meat barbecue while just talking and enjoying each other's company. Truly the best time of the day was the barbecue or so everyone thought.
In their past life, darkness meant the end of the day, and the rest of the time was to huddle in the cold and dark caves, sometimes to endure hunger and thirst. Those were the miserable and boring days.
Now that there was a fire, every day they could eat meat. They were surrounded by the warmth of the fire even during the cold night. It naturally made everyone huddle together like a bon fire and exchange stories and myths. They truly felt happy, something they couldn't even imagine before especially at their previous tribe.
Edward wondered if the origins of all civilizations began like this. If humanity truly originated from people like Night or Roc or daisy. It felt weird seeing modern human natures showing glimpses in these savages like how they were gossiping around a fire. He wondered if that was how cultures were created and expanded.
"Sister Night, today I and Daisy saw Titan on the side of the forest. They were really amazing. They actually hunted a wild boar!" Roc swallowed a meaty barbecue and suddenly spoke out as if remembering something important.
"What? Titan hunted a wild boar?!"
Edward, now had something to worry about. He felt like he had no appetite, especially because he had been running around for the last few days. His modern body wasn't really used to everything yet and so he felt tired.
At the moment, he was leaning on the wall of the cave next to Night and closed his eyes to think about his current problems. He was shocked by the words of Roc! He never imagined Titan to be this good.
"Yes brother Light, I saw it with my brother at the time. My brother and I remained hidden as we checked on Titan. I saw Titan and his men carrying wild boars on the way back to their camp. They seemed very happy."
Hearing this, Edward could not remain calm!
An inexplicable panic swept his whole body! His back was full of cold sweat.
'How can I lose to a bunch of savage barbarians? I am a 21st century engineer, almost a great prophet in this era. And now I have actually fallen behind a savage...'
'How many preys did Titan got?'
Bad emotions shrouded him in an instant, which made him feel a frustrated.
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