Chapter 10 Summary

Ayla's interest turns into an obsession. She begins to flatter Zoug with attention, attending to his every need, while he is making new slings for the next season. Zoug is grateful for the attention and does not notice Ayla watching him while he makes the slings. Once he is finished, she respectfully asks him for the scraps of leather he has not used and goes into the woods to make her own new sling.

Once Ayla has her new sling, she must find a place to practice. She follows the stream away from the Clan's cave and comes to a grove, where there is a small cave. She is delighted, because she can practice in the grove and hide her sling in her own small cave.

Ayla practices as often as she can.,Soon, she is better than Vorn, who began learning from...