“Both Jan and her mom felt abandoned. From what I could figure out, her dad was the glue that held the family together. He’d been the one to tell ...an ‘no’ and to be the responsible parent. Without him in the household, Jan was left to fend for herself, but she’d never learned how,” Uncle John explained.“So how did you work it out so Jan would move in with the Antakovs?” I asked.“Yuri’s grandma wasn’t leaving without her, once she saw what was going on,” Uncle John said.“Mom can get that way,”. The warmth from the well-tended fire was enough for the Chief and his wife to cast off the heavy furs that most people had to wear even inside their homes. Ivory bent down and made obeisance to the Chief, aware of how awkwardly she was articulating the required formulations. ‘Quite, my dear,’ said Chief Cave Lion who was clearly bored with such rituals. ‘Come here and sit with my wife and me. We wish to speak to you.’ As was the way, the conversation was fairly inconsequential to begin with.. Tall John wouldn't let them take a tent orsleeping bags, only blankets and two meals' worth of food. They wouldlive off the land, he said. If they couldn't fish, trap, or hunt anyfood, they would be back the following night. But he expected them tobe gone until Saturday night. River insisted that they be back for theSunday service. The boys left early Thursday morning. River was up, ofcourse, and a tearful Alison was also there to hug her littlest boyaway on his great adventure, to his great. She adjusted it to barely cover her breasts and then went out the door.Emi ran to the window and watched as Angel began to circulate the room. The old ladies instantly devoted their attention to Angel as she walked slowly around the room. And it was well that they did, because Angel was one of the most beautiful girls that any of them had ever seen. As she circulated through the room, the ladies marveled at her incredible honey blonde hair, her long smooth legs, and the beautiful curve of her.