Brothers of the Wind
Excerpt
"In the stillness of the cool African night an aging lioness weaved her way
through the thick golden stalks of Mara grass in search of a much needed
meal; her cubs had not eaten in several days. Her sagging, emaciated belly
growled loudly as it brushed across the tops of the stiff brown weed. Her
once round and alert chestnut eyes were suddenly transformed into
half-closed fly-infested slits above her moist, billowing nostrils. She lowered
her flaxen body onto a vacant heat-hardened termite mound and out of
despair dropped the massive head onto large, dusty paws.
Off in the distance, a slight movement danced across her peripheral vision.
She raised her head above the tops of the Mara grass and froze in a
motionless crouch. Her eyes anxiously searched the darkness. The unknown
entity turned toward her, and its loud purring confused and frightened her. As
it drew near, her nostrils picked up its acrid stench. It had come within striking
distance, but she hesitated. Her indecision lasted long enough for it to
disappear behind a far-off knoll.
A faint, muffled sound drifted across the hot desert sand toward her. Once
again, she raised her head and scanned the horizon. An instant later, two
beams of light illuminated the star-laden sky above the hill where the
mysterious object had disappeared. She lowered her body back to the
warmth of the mound. Through narrow openings in the field of unyielding
grass, she stared hypnotically at the mysterious lights. The strange
apparitions flickered several times and then went out. She lifted her head to
the sky and broadcast her feelings with a guttural growl, which fractured the
stillness of the night. A foraging hyena sprang from a nearby bush and raced
across the barren hillside yelping staccato barks as it disappeared into the
underbrush.
She struggled to her feet, shook the dust from her gaunt body, and headed in
the direction of the strange prey-possibly a meal for her cubs."
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by David Weaver
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