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around, pulled a dagger out of her belt sash, and held it under Togawa’s chin. Andy smiled. He didn’t need an interpreter to understand the woman was telling him to stay with the men whom he obviously preferred.
    Soon the cave was filled with yelling again and Andy sighed. The noise disappeared when Linnae stood up and yelled, “SHUT UP!!!” Everyone turned to her and she smiled sweetly, “Which one of you brave leaders are going to go out and bring us back something to eat? If you don’t want him, then show us how you’re going to feed and clothe us.” Linnae sat down and everyone in the room looked at the others as the interpreters told them what she said. Togawa got up and walked over to the Roman with Akira. Maxus and Joshua motioned the Viking Leader over with Linnae and they started talking. Andy thought it was immensely funny. Togawa pointed at the opening to the cave and held up the sword he was holding. It was clear he wanted no part of an Allosaurus if all he had to use was a sword. The Roman motioned one of his troopers over and took the ten foot long pike from him and held it out in front of him. The Viking actually laughed out loud. Togawa smiled and pointed to the opening with an open hand inviting Maxus to have at it. Maxus turned to his troops and all of them stepped back and shook their heads. It was clear they weren’t going to face a three ton reptile with pikes. The men stopped talking when Linnae said something. They stared at her and Andy knew she had said something incredibly stupid. He stood up quickly and walked quickly over to the group. The men were staring at Linnae saying nothing.
    “What did you just tell them!?”
    Linnae turned around and saw Andy standing behind her, “I told them that I will go out in four days and kill one of those beasts.”
    “And just how are you going to do that?”
    “You are going to teach me how to shoot one of those bows.”
    “Linnae, it takes a lot longer than four days to learn how to fire a bow accurately.”
    “Andy, this is a critical time for our new society. They have to see that women are capable of doing the things necessary to survive. I have to do it and you know it…besides, you’ll be there to make sure nothing gets out of hand.”
    Andy started shaking his head, “Linnae, shooting one of those lizards with its head stuck in the opening is completely different from facing one out in the open. Those things are fast and work in packs.”
    “How do you know they work in packs?”
    “I saw ten of them around the one I killed and they weren’t attacking each other. That means they have to be cooperating.”
    “Well, you have four days to teach me.” Andy blew out a breath and the other men started smiling. He saw they knew he was against a woman facing the beasts; they thought he agreed with them. He knew Linnae was right but this was suicide. Linnae said, “We have to go outside this cave…quickly.”
    “Why?”
    “When was the last time you had something to eat?”
    Andy looked around and saw the entire community was standing around them listening to the exchange. He hadn’t even noticed the interpreters speaking; they had become background noise in his consciousness. “You’re not being fair, Linnae. There’s no way you can do this in four days.”
    “It has to be done, Andy.”
    “You’re cutting me short on time.” Linnae’s eyes narrowed. Andy said, “You gave me a year and now you’re trying to back out.”
    Linnae’s eyes softened and she sighed, “This isn’t only for the men, Andy. The women also have to see that we can do it.”
    The room had grown silent; Andy took a deep breath and blew it out. He looked around the room and Togawa said something. Akira said, “He says that if she is brave enough to go out and face the beast, he will remove his objection to training the women to fight.”
    Maxus listened to Joshua translating and looked over at his wife. He spoke and Joshua said, “He will also remove