The Horsemasters (1993)
“Thorn stared about in wonder. Never had he thought it possible for a cave to have ceilings as high as this one! Daylight poured in from the large tunnel opening, and further light came from the small scattered fires around which groups of men were sitting, surrounded by their wares. One group immediately caught Thorn’s eye; stacked high against the stone wall behind them was an immense pile of reindeer antlers.
“What are those men doing with all those antlers, Father?” he asked Rilik in a low v...oice.
Rilik glanced at the men. “They make digging sticks with them, Thorn.”
The Buffalo party had halted while Rilik was speaking, and Thorn watched Haras take a lamp over to the men with the antlers. One of them courteously lit it for him from their fire. Haras stayed speaking for a few moments, then led the way toward an opening in the rock that Thorn supposed led to the interior galleries. He turned to follow, tripped, and was righted by his father’s strong hand on his arm. “Watch where you are walking,”MoreLess
“What are those men doing with all those antlers, Father?” he asked Rilik in a low v...oice.
Rilik glanced at the men. “They make digging sticks with them, Thorn.”
The Buffalo party had halted while Rilik was speaking, and Thorn watched Haras take a lamp over to the men with the antlers. One of them courteously lit it for him from their fire. Haras stayed speaking for a few moments, then led the way toward an opening in the rock that Thorn supposed led to the interior galleries. He turned to follow, tripped, and was righted by his father’s strong hand on his arm. “Watch where you are walking,”MoreLess
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