John and Argent by cmsix

Chapter 28

Outside preparations were going ahead for the mini celebration in anticipation of Georgo's announcement. None of them knew what it would be but that really didn't matter. Any excuse for a celebration was good enough for them. I thought about requesting beer for the occasion but decided against it. We were going to have a hunt in the morning and a lot of work after that. I didn't want them trying to clean and cut up bison with hangovers.

My mates all took a look outside and then went out to decide what they would be cooking. They decided on a big bear meat stew and I asked if they would have time to make enough bread so everyone could try some. Roweea was delighted with this suggestion and was quick to point out that they had a lot of dough ready for cooking already since they had done a lot of practicing today. They decided then that they would supply bear stew, French fries and bread, probably toast. What a menu.

They set to work with a vengeance and I decided to take a walk to see if anything more had been accomplished on the new horse pens.

There was a surprise waiting for me when I got there. All the posts for the cross fences and for the round pen were already set and the rails for one of the training pens were in place also. I could see that Galto intended to finish one training pen first and then work on the other, saving the round pen for last. He was currently working on the gate while others finished up with the rails. He also had two men working on setting four stout snubbing posts for the standing tied lessons.

"I am amazed at your progress Galto." I told him when I was near.

"Some of the others that returned came to help us and it is going much faster now." He said.

"It certainly is. I think that I would probably be able to draw the new horses in tonight for capture. We could leave a few of our tame horses tied in the training pen while leaving the pen's gate and the back fence's gate open and they should all be milling around in the small pen by morning."

"It might not even take that long. Look where Jonoco tied Sally to the back fence." He said pointing to her.

I hadn't noticed Sally at the back fence since my attention had been on the pen where he was working. She had enough slack in her lead rope to allow a little grazing but she was currently getting acquainted with the big stallion and all the other wild horses. They were near the fence where she was tied. Galto was right. If we tied Sally in the training pen he was finishing, near the back, and opened the gates most of the wild horses would be in the pen with her within an hour or two.

"You're right. It will take no time to catch them after you are finished with the pen and its gate."

"We won't be much longer with this pen. Do you want us to continue until we have both of them finished?" Galto asked.

"I don't think so. Georgo will want to start his little talk soon after dark and we will be hunting tomorrow. After the bison are killed we will be very busy for a while. I think that you should just try to get this one finished and then find a stopping place on the other one. We should probably leave capturing the other horses until after things settle down. We might be busy for a few days." I told him.

"That is what we'll do then. We can finish this pen in only a few more minutes and then we will all go and get ready for Georgo. Will we be having more of the excellent bruga tonight?" He asked with a hopeful smile.

"I don't think that we should have the bruga on the night before a big hunt. You would all be happy tonight but very cross tomorrow when you were cleaning and skinning bison with your heads pounding. You will hear something tonight though that will let you know that it won't be long before another bruga celebration." I told him.

"What will we hear?" He asked, excited now.

"You will have to wait until Georgo tells you and you shouldn't mention it to any of the others but I'm sure you will know what is coming after Georgo is through talking."

"I will wait and listen carefully to Georgo then." He assured me.

I headed back to my cave. When I walked in I saw Georgo sitting at the new table and he had a big mug of coffee. I walked toward the pot for one of my own and when Ladeliea, who was busy cooking with my mates, saw where I was headed she filled a mug for me before I could get there. I thanked her and went to sit with Georgo.

"John I should leave more often. You have done many wonderful things while I was gone. You have even given my mate many new things to wear. I can tell you that they have my full approval too. She looks wonderful in them. I had never noticed before how clothes can change the looks of a woman." He told me.

"Did she show you her new trousers too?" I asked innocently.

Georgo looked at me strangely for a moment. He bent his head toward mine then and I knew he wanted to whisper so I bent toward him also.

"Trousers. Who cares about the trousers? She took off the tunic and pranced around in that tiny strip. I think she said that you called it a thong. It made my blood boil. I shouldn't talk of such things but I had to take her there and then. I didn't care if it was daylight. I had to have her. Twice!" Georgo said seriously.

I had to bite my tongue. It was just funny to me. Here was a man that had no doubt seen hundreds of women stark naked, but put a tiny thong on one and it drove him wild. It was true that sometimes hiding a few of the assets made them sexier than showing all.

"I am cross with my mates now. None of them thought to prance around in their thongs for me." I told him truthfully.

"You won't have long to wait. I didn't hear it but I am sure that afterward, while I was still too winded to get out of the bed, Ladeliea came in here and told them exactly what she had done. I know that she did because I heard them gasp over something she said. Then when I came in for coffee none of them could keep from giggling at first. It is strange too, it made me want to lead her back to our cave and take her again." Georgo admitted.

"I hope you can last until you give your little talk."

"I can do it. I will make myself do it. She will be prancing in the thong shortly after the talk is over if I have anything to say about it though." Georgo said and he grinned really big this time.

"Normally after a mating is announced it takes place after two more days. You had to wait longer because no one realized how much work it would be to deal with fifteen bison at once. There are many more here to help now and I think it will be better. Will you kill fifteen again?" Georgo asked.

"I hope to kill at least twenty five tomorrow. I know that it will be many bison but we won't have to do all that slicing and drying of the meat. After the bison are cut up we can just put the meat into the frozen cave and not worry about it." I said.

"Yes but there will be many more skins to stretch and there will be all the intestines to clean unless you plan to just leave them." Georgo said.

"I think that we can still do it with less trouble than last time. We have much more help and we still have the stretching racks that were made for the last hunt. I know that we also have some racks from the two camps that have joined us here. I think that the normal two days will be plenty of time to take care of things."

"We will set it for two days then. The runner you send will have to be a strong one." Georgo said.

"I hadn't even thought of that. Who is usually sent?" I asked.

"I think Galto has done it before but I think that Dargo was Gigo's best runner." Georgo told me.

"We will be teaching Dargo to ride a horse tomorrow then. I hope he is a quick learner."

"He will probably pay very close attention after he falls off a time or two." Georgo said and then laughed at his own joke.

I joined him in the laughter but then thought that I needed to get some more saddles. I would ask for some McClellans. They were adopted by the United States' army shortly before the civil war and had been used until the army disbanded their mounted units. I was sure that Argent and his people could even improve on them.

Georgo left for more meditation then and since my mates were all busy cooking I went over and sat down at Frank. I got a message as soon as I signed on.

"Can you take a nap John?" Argent's message asked.

"Yes." I sent.

Going to the bed I took off my new moccasins then lay back and closed my eyes.

I was asleep in a few minutes and then I was with Argent.

"I hope that Frank has not disrupted any of your plans John." Argent told me.

"No he has done well. The kitchen sink got a little out of hand but I don't really think it hurts anything. We might have to do something similar for the others after a while though since the three other women saw it."

"That is one thing I am concerned about. Would it upset you if I made them forget about it?" He asked.

"I would rather you didn't do that, can't you just make sure they don't mention it to others and let them come here if they want to use it." I asked.

"Yes. In fact they haven't mentioned it to any of the other women yet and I am surprised that they haven't."

"I'm not. My mates probably told them not to. When I wake I will call them back and emphasize that they shouldn't speak of it. I don't think they will. I have learned that the women of this time understand the value of secrets."

"We will do as you think best. We have already decided that you are better equipped to make decisions on the ground than we are." Argent told me.

"I appreciate your confidence in me. We do have another minor problem though. Frank has given my mates the secret of French fries. There are no potatoes here. I will need for you to keep furnishing potatoes or send me some seed potatoes." I said.

"What is the difference in potatoes and seed potatoes?" Argent asked.

I was surprised that he didn't know. It had seemed like such a big deal at first, not allowing me to have a dog.

"Seed potatoes have 'eyes' on them that are the begining of a new plant. If you send them you will not be able to treat them. They must still be alive when they get here."

"I see. That will not be a problem." He said.

"I was afraid that it would break some of your rules. I remembered that you told me that I was the only living thing you were allowed to put here."

"Those regulations can be relaxed now. It is true that it is much more trouble to bring things from your former planet than it is to just give you things that we manufacture from materials here; but an exception can be made for seeds to grow things." He told me.

"Are there any other changes that I should know about?"

"I should tell you that things are going very well on this project and you should not hesitate to ask for something if you think it will make your life easier but still keep the social fabric and interactions more or less what would be normal to this time.

"I know that keeping things to what would be exactly normal is not possible and it is not even what we want. We wouldn't be happy if you asked for a three bedroom brick house or anything like that but if it is for growing food or to help things, even if they were a little beyond what could be expected in this era, we will give it our attention and every consideration." Argent told me.

"In that case, and from your previous actions, I don't guess another cave here or there would make much difference."

"Oh not at all, do you need more caves. If you can explain them away we will be happy to create caves to order. They are no trouble at all and have the added benefit of being concealed." Argent told me.

"Concealed from who?" I asked.

"From the other's that are with you. Even knowledge of the cave doesn't mean that they are constantly in view of your other people." Argent said, something about the tone of his last explanation made it seem that it wasn't really what he was thinking about though.

"Fine, then why don't you just make another cave on the side of mine away from Georgo and Danlo's cave. Make it two chambers so I can give one to Bigglieo and one to Barago. That way all the women that know about the kitchen can come cook in it. In fact, make the chambers a little smaller and make one for Jonoco and one for Nadlo. Their intended mates have seen the kitchen too." I told him.

I didn't really give a shit about the kitchen. I was thinking about how handy it would be to have access to all these men's mates via a passage from my cave, without having to go outside and across the canyon. I especially was thinking about the red headed, red bushed, big tittied Daleana and the Blonde haired, blue eyed Britta with the talented pussy. Maybe I should look into Erieta's mate's qualifications, if he was a good useful man he might need quarters on my side of the canyon too. It would make Erieta's and Failiela's comings and goings covert also.

"That is an excellent idea. Shall we make them tonight?" Argent asked.

"Not yet, let me consider my list more carefully. I might think of others I need to keep closer to me. I might also need to reconsider some of these. It might seem strange to give Nadlo and Jonoco new caves of their own since they have only lately become men. It might make others think I was showing favoritism because they work with the horses for me. It was easily explained with Danlo, his mother and sister both are my mates. It also came at a time of many surprises, which drew attention from it. I will need to consider things more carefully before we do anything."

"We will wait for your decision. Do not hesitate to ask for all the additional caves that you want though. If you want a separate cave for each mated pair that are in your camp we will do it happily." Argent said.

That wouldn't help me out one fucking bit. That would only make it more noticeable since there would have to be a common passage to my cave and everyone would know exactly where a woman was going if she headed down it.

"I don't think that will work well either. Let me think about it and get back to you with a plan."

"Very well. I should apologize to you now about the.50 caliber rifle. The engineer who suggested and designed it simply neglected to consider the recoil. I had him try a test firing so he would not overlook that detail again. He wasn't injured too badly but he did require medical attention for his shoulder. We bruise also and I can tell you that his bruise was impressive. He is researching methods to deal with recoil now."

"Let him know that I don't want him to increase the rifle's weight to dampen the recoil. I know that it will help but I don't want to have to pay for softer recoil with increased weight that I would have to carry."

"I think that he already understands that. Can you think of anything else that you need since you are here already?" Argent asked.

"As a matter of fact I need a few things for the horses. I need saddles for all of them that are mature. I would like them custom fitted for each horse and I want them to be patterned after the United States' Military McClellan saddle. I would also like for them to have any improvements that are allowed with respect to stronger and lighter materials. Please make sure that they all have a version of all the accessories that usually came with those saddles, such as saddlebags, bedrolls and saddle scabbards to accommodate the new rifles that you have provided. They should allow for growth for any horses that might have more growing to do.

"I am thinking that I might need another wagon too, is that allowable?"

"Of course, the wagons are made entirely from materials we acquire here. Do you have any special specifications for the new wagon?"

"I would like for its box to be ten feet by twenty-four feet and I would like the ability to let the tailgate down similar to the way a pickup truck's tailgate can be lowered. It will still need to be watertight when it is closed. It would also be good if it had something to aid in loading animal carcasses. I intend to use it for carrying game after hunting."

"Oh, are you going to have another hunt?" Argent asked.

"Yes. I will be hunting tomorrow and I intend to kill more bison than I did the last time. That is one reason I think that I would like a larger wagon. The loading device isn't necessary if it will cause problems."

"What did you have in mind for loading?" Argent asked.

"Something similar to a stick loader from a short-wood pulpwood truck."

"I have no idea what that is." Argent admitted.

"It can merely be a stiff tower extending about ten feet from the bed of the box. At the top you should have a swiveling cable guide, probably at least five feet long. That will allow the cable to be suspended over the edge of the wagon's box and then run down through the tower to a hand-operated winch. It will need to furnish probably twenty-five hundred to thirty-five hundred pounds of pull. It will be easiest if the tower can just be made of four to six inch diameter pipe. It must be braced well though so it doesn't rip out the floor of the wagon. You can see hundreds of examples by looking for the pulpwood trucks in the southeast of the United States. They are used in many places for harvesting pine pulpwood."

"I think I understand now. It is similar in function to the cranes used for the construction of what you called skyscrapers." Argent said.

"Yes, but not nearly as complicated."

"It will all be ready in the morning." He told me.

"I will need a set of hobbles for all the horses too. In fact you should send me enough for twice as many horses as I have now."

"That will not be a problem. We have also assigned two engineers to study the sawmill idea. They are researching it now." Argent told me.

"Excellent. Inform them that I won't want to be using saw logs larger than twenty-four inches in diameter and no longer than sixteen feet. I will need some type of wagon to haul the saw logs on though and I will also need something to load them with. Simplicity is the key for the wagon and its loader, not speed. While you are studying the pulpwood trucks examine the pole trailers that carry tree length logs. A smaller version of one of them designed to be pulled by the horses should be fine for carrying logs for us."

"I will tell them. If that is all you can think of now I will depart." Argent said.

When I agreed he was gone and I was waking up. As I got out of bed, the first thing I wanted to find out was the status of Erieta's mate. I hadn't fucked her yet and I was feeling the urge to.

A few of my mates were at their new kitchen cooking something that smelled good. I went over for a closer sniff and decided to fondle a few asses while I was at it. The smells and the feels were great. When dicky was hard and begging I asked Dieta to take a little break to go tell all the women and girls that had seen Frank and the kitchen to keep it to themselves. She went over by the clothing storage and slipped on a pair of her new hot pants and then left to instructs the others. The Alien designer had done another good job on the hot pants. The fit was incredible; they seemed painted onto her ass. The leg's hems looked like they were ripped to end them and they matched the hem of the tiny skirt.

I walked outside and the first person I saw was Britta. She was watching some meat that was cooking on a big spit over one of the outside cooking fires. I went to stand beside her.

"What are you cooking Britta." I asked.

"It is some of the giant bear's meat. It smells delicious doesn't it?" She said.

"It does." I agreed and since no one else seemed to be looking our way I bent my head and made a loud sniffing sound by her neck.

"You smell delicious also." I told her.

She blushed and nearly giggled when I said it. I had expected her to. She was wearing her new outfit but had taken the time to put on the trousers too. I reached down for a friendly petting of her ass anyway.

"I may have to find you and Barago some quarters closer to mine. I'm not sure I can stand to be so far from you at night." I told her.

She blushed even brighter and her giggling became a little more nervous as she looked around to see if anyone was looking.

"Is it true that you do it in the daylight sometimes?" Britta asked.

"It is true." I told her and she shivered.

"It might be nice if we lived closer to you, but there are no other caves near you like Danlo's and Georgo's." She said.

"Danlo and Georgo did not have caves there either until the spirits made them. Maybe the spirits will make more."

"Do you mean that their caves came here after you were already here?" She asked amazed.

"Yes, the spirits are very good to me. Do not put too much effort into arranging your sleeping area." I said, trying to leave her curious.

I'm sure it worked. I walked down to the new horse pens and saw that Galto and the other men had indeed finished one training pen before calling it a day. I also saw that they had put all the trained horses, foals and yearlings from the first group into the capture pen for grazing and had left the training pen's gate open so they could graze in there also. They might as well get what grass they could from it before it was all trampled down.

I walked back to my cave and entered. All my mates were fussing around in the kitchen and Ladeliea, Shallea, Shaala, Melieta and Jaiya were contributing to the commotion. I spied Georgo sitting at the table with a big mug of coffee and started for one myself. Showing me that Ladeliea wasn't the only one keeping an eye on me, Melieta had my coffee in the mug before I got to the pot. I thanked her and sat with Georgo.

"I saw you taking a nap John, were you worn out from your day?" Georgo asked teasing.

"The spirits sometimes talk to me when I sleep." I told him and it changed his mood; I made him ask though.

"Did they talk to you today?" He finally had to ask.

"Yes and I must discuss it with you. Would you mind if your new cave was rearranged?"

"I would never be one to even hint to the spirits that I objected to anything that they wanted to do." Georgo told me seriously.

"They are considering making room near my cave for some of my most important men. We also discussed including Nadlo and Jonoco since their upcoming mates have already seen and used the kitchen. I was not careful enough to keep some women other than my mates and yours from seeing it. To keep it unnoticed by everyone the spirits are thinking of making room near me for all of them to have a cave."

"If they will do that it would be much better. I know all the women will try hard to guard your secret but it will be difficult for them. It will be easier if they are all close. Especially the young ones who have not had experience in keeping things to themselves yet." Georgo said.

"You can tell me whether I was right to worry about this next thought then. I thought that it would seem strange to give newly appearing caves to Nadlo and Jonoco when other men in camp surely should get them first."

"I think you are right. It was understandable with Danlo because he was so closely related to two of your mates. It will not go unnoticed if Nadlo and Jonoco are given such prime locations so soon after reaching manhood. The other men might not mention it but it would seem strange to them." Georgo said echoing my thoughts.

"How would it seem if Nadlo, Jonoco and their new mates lived in Danlo's cave with him?"

"Danlo's cave is large for one man even though he has two mates, it might be crowded for three men and all their mates though." Georgo said.

"The size can be adjusted. How will it seem to the other men?" I asked.

"It will seem even more sensible than giving the cave to Danlo alone. It would probably be better than now." Georgo said.

"That is why I asked if you would mind if your cave were rearranged. It will not be made smaller but it might need to be moved some to allow for increasing the size of Danlo's cave to make sure it won't be too crowded for three men and four women."

"But how can the caves be moved John?" Georgo asked.

"I do not know how it can be done Georgo, I only know that the spirits told me it could be and asked me to see if it would suit you."

"I have never been so honored in my life. To think that the spirits actually cared enough about me to even ask." Georgo said, clearly in awe.

"You should not demean the regard that the spirits have for you Georgo. They are pleased that you were able to explain their gifts and they are very pleased that you went to get Ladeliea so promptly. I will tell them that you approve of any changes they wish to make to your cave."

"Please do, I am ready to do whatever they ask." Georgo said.

"What do you think about the others then. As I see it I need to get Bigglieo and Barago near me too. Do you know which man was Barago's best?"

"I think that he had two who were practically equal; Natalto, the mate of Cahttiea, whom you met in my buckboard on the way back and Racaato, the mate of Erieta, whom you also met. Natalto is Barago's main helper for most things except hunting, he is a hunter but he is not the best at all. Racaato is a good man in all ways and he is one of the best hunters. He is a better hunter than Jenbo was. In fact if it were not for your skill I would say that Racaato is the best hunter I have ever heard of." Georgo said.

What a deal. My dick practically shivered as I remembered the deep throat that Cahttiea had given me in the back of Georgo's buckboard. I would have to make sure she got accommodations on this side of the canyon.

"I do not know if I should move the second men to this side of the canyon then. It would probably cause a strain if I made room for Barago and only one of his two best. If I moved Barago and both his best men I would need to move not only Bigglieo but Galto and Dargo also to this side and I should probably ask Roweea who her mates best men were and move three of them over here. I think that would be too many and I don't even know the men from Roweea's camp that well."

"It would not be necessary to move any men from Roweea's camp. Her mate and his best man were both killed. He did not really have two who were equal. The closest man to next in line was killed also. The men who were left were good men but not really the kind that could be considered for that status. I will say, on their behalf, that they did their best in the short time before they joined your camp. It was as if Roweea was the leader during that time though. The remaining men just weren't up to the responsibility." Georgo explained.

That settled it in my eyes then. Six men and their mates were not too many to make room for near me, especially since Nadlo and Jonoco and their mates would be joining Danlo and his mates. Danlo's cave would not even need to be made much larger and in my opinion his bathroom was already plenty large enough for all of them. I knew what to ask Argent to do now and I felt good about it. I was wondering what Galto and Dargo's mates looked like though. I had never paid attention to them. I nearly asked Georgo but didn't. No sense letting him know the main reason I had for planning all this.

"Georgo when you talk to the camp tonight you might want to prepare them for upcoming great events from the spirits. I can practically guarantee that the earth will shake while we are hunting. I wouldn't hint of that to them but I would mention that great things were afoot. You might tell them that we will soon be inviting another camp to join us too."

"I will do as you ask. I will give them many things to think about regarding the spirits." Georgo assured me.

The sun was setting by now and it was getting near time to start our little get together. Georgo and I went outside and I could tell that most of the food was ready. The tables that the beer mugs had been on last time had been brought out to hold food and other hand made tables were here too. There were a lot more people here this time of course. My mates were bringing out food so when I spied Erieta and Failiela carrying food and the man who I knew was her mate helping I went to them and introduced myself to Erieta's mate.

"I am John." I said and held up my palm.

"I am Racaato." He said and returned the gesture.

"Georgo has told me that you are the best hunter of your group and probably the best hunter anywhere." I said to him.

"I think that you have put that falsehood to rest. I do think that I am a good hunter though." He admitted.

"I am a good hunter but I am mostly an efficient killer, especially of the bison. From what I've been told I am sure that you are probably better in the hunting skills. I would like for you to join me tomorrow when I kill the bison. I am going to reveal my secret method to my mates, Bigglieo, Galto, Dargo, Barago, you and Natalto. I must tell you that it must be kept a secret from others though. You are a valuable member of this camp now and I want to ask you if you know any among those I named who should not know the secret."

"I am honored that you would ask me. I can only speak of Barago and Natalto. I can think of no reason not to let them know the secret. I am sure that they, like I, would keep it to their death if it is necessary." Racaato told me.

"It isn't that important but it is important. You will know tomorrow how I can kill so many bison. You will not be able to do it even after you see how I can, but if you stay with this camp you will be able to do it before much longer. When you see me do it you may think that it is easy. It is in some ways but later when you are learning to do it you will see that it is not so easy. There are things that you must do that are difficult and they will not be apparent tomorrow. I am looking forward to showing you and then teaching you though."

He thanked me again for my confidence in him and then introduced me to Erieta and Failiela.

"I have met your mate already and Failiela also. I might as well tell you that I think that Failiela is one of the prettiest girls around and that I have a terrible crush on her." I said.

He looked surprised when I said it and Failiela blushed crimson. When I held my arms open for her though she didn't hesitate to run into them and wrap hers around my neck.

"I have missed you my little beauty. Where have you been hiding since we got back?" I asked her.

"I have been very busy helping my mother with all our things. We have many skins and furs and other things that must be stored, and we are not through finishing some of the skins." She said.

"Well you mustn't work all the time. You must visit this old man some. My mates have been lonesome for your company too."

"I will come to visit soon. I promise." She said smiling her widest.

"Good. Oh, there is Georgo. He is about to speak." I said as I set her down to stand beside me.

Georgo talked to them for about fifteen minutes telling of great things to come and of the great hunt tomorrow. He pointed out how kind the spirits had been to us and said that they had told him there was more to come. They now paid very strict attention to Georgo when he spoke of the spirits. The shaking earth from last time and the spirit bruga had made devout believers of them all. When he finally wound down the meal was on. I went to find one of my mates so I could beg for my supper.

When I found one I found all. They had a plate ready for me and they had even brought a chair outside for me to sit in while I ate. They all stood and picked at food while they made sure everybody tried the bread and the French fries. I didn't watch much since I was paying attention to my own bread and French fries and to the bear meat stew that they had prepared.

Things wound down earlier tonight than they had at the last shindig. After helping my mates bring all our things inside I saw Danlo and ushered him into a chair at the table.

"Danlo how are you getting along with Nadlo and Jonoco?"

"We are getting along fine but I want to ask you something. They both seem to want my approval before they do anything that is in the least out of the ordinary. Do you know why that is?" He asked.

"I don't know but I can guess. It is probably a combination of things. You are probably showing leadership even though they are both older; also they are probably transferring some of my authority onto you since we have a closer relationship than I have with either of them."

"But I don't know if I want them to do things on my say so." He said.

"Someone must be the leader Danlo. Even though you are young you are a man now. I cannot be everywhere to make every decision. As long as you do your best I will have confidence in you. That doesn't mean that you won't make any mistakes and it doesn't mean that I want you to be bossing the others around just for the fun of it. If you see something that you know needs to be done though you should try to get it done. Do you understand?"

"I think so. I will do my best and when I make a mistake I will try to find out how to fix it, probably by asking you." He said.

"That will be good. I need to ask you about something else now. If your cave were bigger do you think that you and your mates could share it with Nadlo and Jonoco and their mates?'

"Yes. We could all share it as it is now. Shallea and Shaala have already asked me if they could live there with us and I was going to ask you if it would be all right. I haven't said anything to Nadlo and Jonoco yet but I know that Shallea and Shaala have already asked Melieta and Jaiya about it and they want to do it too. It seems strange to Shallea, Shaala and I to have such a big cave with no one else living there with us."

"Very well then. Ask Jonoco and Nadlo if they would like to live there with you. If they agree it will be that way. You will be getting a little rearrangement in there though. You must keep that secret until it happens. After it happens, if Nadlo or Jonoco say anything about it, just act like it has been pretty much that way all along."

"I will not tell anyone." He said.

"You may tell Shallea and Shaala but no one else. It will happen while we are hunting tomorrow."

"Will the earth shake again?" He asked.

"I am not sure but I think that it will."

"I will make sure it seems that I know nothing about it." He assured me and then he left.

My mates joined me at the table then. Roweea was the first to say anything.

"It is a shame that you do not have another new mate after the ceremony tonight." She said.

"I already have one picked out but I wanted to make sure all of you approved before I asked her to join us. I also want to wait a little longer so I won't be stealing the attention from Danlo, Nadlo, Jonoco and their mates."

"You mean that you would not take a new mate if we didn't approve of her?" Roweea asked as if it was surprising to her.

"No I would not. I asked all the others before I asked you to be one of my mates." I told her.

She looked around at all of them then and got smiles everywhere her eyes landed. I could tell that it had shaken her.

"You see Roweea it wasn't only I that wanted you, all of us wanted you. I will ask you first if Kateata will be acceptable to you as another of my mates?"

"Yes she is acceptable to me. I wish she could join us tonight." Roweea said.

All the others agreed by acclamation before I could ask them separately about Kateata. Most of them lamented, like Roweea had, that she couldn't come to us tonight.

"If you all feel that way then why don't you go and visit the unmated women, take Shaala and Shallea with you and they can invite her to stay the night with them tonight. After she is in here she can just sleep with us. Will any of you volunteer to hold her down for me?" I asked.

"You know we won't have to hold her down John. She has been trying to find a way to slip in here at night since she came here. We had to tell her to make sure and not come while you were tending to Britta, Suleita and Daleana." Dieta told me with all the others agreeing.

"We knew that you were going to ask her to join us all along and we are wondering if you can restrain yourself until Failiela becomes a woman or if you will have to mate a child." Shelalliea said laughing.

I laughed too and then told them that I was going to make sure that I did things correctly for Failiela no matter how much help I had to require out of them to get me by. I tried to look very serious when I said it and it took them a few seconds to figure it out. They all volunteered to help me in any way they could after that.

"Let us get Shallea and Shaala and go visit the unmated women now. I think we should get John into bed early tonight. He will need his rest before the hunt tomorrow." Geera told them and they left me laughing.

They brought Shallea and Shaala from their cave and left for the quarters of the unmated women. They were gone for about an hour but when they came back they had brought not only Kateata but had Melieta and Jaiya in tow also. They made a pretense of showing Kateata the kitchen at first and then they joined me at the table where I was sitting having a mug of beer.

"The kitchen is so wonderful. How did it come here?" Kateata asked.

"It was just here one morning. John has told us not to question the ways of the spirits." Geera told her.

"Yes and he has also told us not to question him when he sends us to bring him an unmated woman." Dalia said as she smiled at Kateata.

I could see understanding flash across Kateata's face quickly and I saw her hide it with feigned confusion just as quickly. I knew that she was having a hard time keeping a smile off her face.

"Unmated woman. Why would he send you for an unmated woman? What unmated woman did he send you for? Two unmated women came with you and you brought three more of us back." Kateata said.

"Melieta and Jaiya come here almost every day Kateata, John sent us to get you." Maia said.

"Me! Oh he wouldn't. You won't let him will you. I must be untouched or I will never have a mate." Kateata said.

"He is the leader and he is our mate. We must do as he bids us." Shelalliea told Kateata.

"But he mustn't before I am mated. It isn't right. Surely you won't help him. You wouldn't hold me down for him." Kateata pleaded with them.

She could just as well have been saying 'Please don't throw me in the briar patch'. She didn't mean a word of it and we all knew it but she sounded so convincing. I saw that Dieta was trembling with lust already and Geera, Roweea and Maia weren't far behind her.

"Yes we will hold you down Kateata, we will hold you down and John will take you as often as he likes. He is our mate and he is the leader and it is his right." Dieta told her and grabbed her wrist.

"Oh please don't do it. He mustn't take me before I am mated." She begged as Geera and Roweea took hold of her too.

They led her to the big bed then and the women weren't the only ones that had been affected by Kateata's performance. Dicky was hard enough to fuck a rock with. I followed then to the bed and while my mates tried to get Kateata's clothes off her Melieta, Jaiya, Shallea and Shaala helped me off with mine. I didn't really need any help but it wasn't hurting a damned thing.

As Kateata struggled to keep her clothes on Geera got enough of it.

"If she won't be still just tear her clothes off her. We will send her back to the unmated women's quarters naked and the whole camp will know what has become of her." Geera said.

"Oh no, you wouldn't." Kateata wailed and kept struggling.

Dieta would. She grabbed the neck of Kateata's tunic and ripped the skin in two down the front. Kateata's titties came tumbling out invitingly and then shook and wobbled as Roweea tore her trousers off her. She wiggled her ass then and pressed her legs together trying to hide her bush.

They wrestled her to the bed and Maia and Gema removed her moccasins, then they had her pinned spread eagle in the center of the bed while she continued pleading and squirming. I was naked by now also and I crawled onto the bed with my knees between her spread ankles.

"Try to keep her from kicking me while I find out what she taste like." I told them and bent my lips to her pussy.

Kateata was dripping wet and her sex was already pulsing with the increased blood flow. Her juices shone wetly on her pussy lips and her clit was peaking out from under its hood already, even before I began licking.

"I know that I am going to like showing Kateata what a dick is and demonstrating fucking to her." I told my mates.

"Oh John. Please don't. You mustn't take me before I'm mated. I will never find a mate if you do." She begged again.

"Enough talking. I want you now." I said and moved up to lie between her squirming legs.

She tried desperately to jerk her right hand free and I'm sure it was so she could guide me into her. Dalia had a firm hold on it though and Kateata needn't have worried. Maia was near our point of impact and she was more than happy to make sure that I hit the mark.

Maia placed me after making sure my dickhead was wet in Kateata's oils. As I pushed up into Kateata she whimpered and cried out, begging me again not to do it. I ignored this of course and pushed dicky all the way up into her. I started a slow gentle rhythm then.

"Oh John. You have done it. Oh John. Oh. Oh. Oh do it just a little faster and harder John, please." She growled at the last.

The sham was over now but it had been a good one. Kateata had inspired me and I was soon pumping into her firmly and rapidly. She had one climax and I kept going until I joined her for the second one. We were both panting by then and as I rolled off her my mates were on the clean up detail in a flash.

When Kateata had recovered her breath she giggled and then laughed outright.

"That was wonderful. I hope you send your mates for me often." She said and then craned her neck over to kiss me.

"We intend to make sure that John fucks you often, we are hoping that we won't be having to go so far to get you before long though." Dieta, who was still burning with lust, told her.

"What do you mean?" Kateata asked.

"Before she tells all my secrets I had better speak up. I mean that I would like for you to become one of my mates if you will have me." I said.

"Don't be silly John." Kateata said.

"What?"

"Of course I will have you. I am dying to be one of your mates." Kateata smiled at me and then kissed me again.

"You should probably wait until the others are mated before announcing it though. It won't be right to steal the attention from them. I guess you intend to use me shamelessly in the mean time though. At least I hope you do." Kateata said and laughed this time.

"You have learned my ways so well in such a short time Kateata. You are very smart."

"I wasn't sure, I was just hoping. Now which one is Dieta, I think I need to practice holding her down." Kateata said.

"I am Dieta, and I will resist all I can but it may not be much." Dieta told her and all the others laughed.

Kateata did hold Dieta down then and even as hot as she was Dieta managed to struggle a little. Geera couldn't resist the chance to help though and she and Kateata soon had Dieta subdued. I did my duty for Dieta then even though she begged me not to. I knew that she would change her tune in seconds if I didn't hurry and put it up her though.

I had a wonderful evening with my mates after that. I noticed that Kateata didn't take long to catch on to the plan either. Soon she had her tongue in any unattended pussy she could discover. I even saw her give Shallea and Shaala both a good licking and she devoured Melieta's nipples while I was licking her pussy.

When I was fucked and licked out Shallea, Shaala, Melieta and Jaiya went to their soon to be home and my mates left Kateata the place of honor to snuggle her sweet ass back up against dicky as we all drifted off to sleep.

I guess Argent gave me about three hours to sleep before he called me to a dreamland meeting.

"I hated to disturb you John but I wanted you to see what we have planned before morning." Argent told me apologetically.

"It will be fine Argent. It seems that I rest just as well whether I spend some dream time with you or not." I assured him.

I was in the 3D dreamscape of the new caves then. Danlo's section was bigger now and it was separated into three smaller but more private chambers. The bathroom had been moved back to allow for the extra space and I saw that Georgo's chamber hadn't been modified at all.

My cave had been changed substantially though. The kitchen was moved closer to the far wall and it seemed that my cave had actually been made a little smaller in that area. I still had plenty of room but the result was that all the other women that would be moving across the canyon could now access our kitchen.

Their caves were all what I would call semi private chambers but had a dining area that was near the entrance to my cave and it would not be inconvenient for the women to cook in our kitchen and then serve the meal in their dining area if that was desired. I also noticed that the opening for the entrance was arranged so that there was no clear line of sight into my cave and that it was pretty much un-noticeable unless you knew exactly where to look.

The bathroom for the new caves was a large communal one and it had plenty of tubs, showers, shitters and bidets for everyone. I did notice that there was still only one urinal and that it offered a clear view of everything. The arrangements were better than I had imagined they could be.

"Where is the tunnel from the canyon to the practice range Argent. Will everyone have to come through these caves to get there?"

"No. We will move it. It circles around the outside of these caves now. It is a little longer but it is completely separate. These caves have their own path to the range." Argent explained.

We went to the horse cave then and I saw the new wagon. It was fantastic. It appeared much larger now than I had imagined but it was exactly the size that I had specified. The loader was a single six-inch heavy walled titanium pipe in the exact center of the front of the wagon box. It was mounted to a two-foot deep by ten-foot wide solid one-inch titanium plate that was bolted to the bed in several places. Apparently this was done so it could be removed when it wasn't needed.

Argent hadn't bothered with a hand-operated winch. There was an electric winch just forward of the wagon's box, directly under the seat. He told me that the batteries would easily run it all day and that it had a small fuel cell that would keep them charged. They would be assuming the duties of caring for the fuel cell, just as they had for the others. He felt that it would just seem like magic that way and that the people would probably forget about it and use it. I had to agree with him there. After using it a time or two they would probably simply take it for granted.

All the new saddles looked perfect. They were marked with a picture of the horse that they belonged on and I saw that they were all colored to match the horses they were intended for. I picked one up and it weighed less than half of what I'd expected. There was also a mound of hobbles piled near them.

Even though we still only had two teams trained I knew that we would be able to make short work of freighting the bison tomorrow. The new wagon was just enormous. While I was walking around looking I noticed that my original wagon and Georgo's buckboard were also sporting a let down tailgate now. I asked him about it.

"Well the engineers enjoyed the problem of making the tailgate and insuring that it would be watertight when closed and they decided that it worked out so well that they would do it for the other two wagons while they were at it." He said.

"That's fine with me. The tailgates will come in handy." I said.

"Would you like a loading device for both of them also?" Argent asked.

"I don't think it would help much on Georgo's buckboard but since it can be removed you might as well put one on my wagon." I said.

"It will be ready when you wake." He said.

"Everything looks just right Argent. I thank you for your diligence."

"Very well. The ground will shake a little after you are finished loading the last of your kills tomorrow. When you get to camp with them everything will be done. We will leave the wagons, saddles and tack where they are so that you can use them during the hunt." He told me and then he was gone and I was back in dreamless sleep.