Chapter 61: The Protagonist of Hunting (2)
The hunt ended with a feast.
That night, the whole event ended with the selection of about a hundred kilograms of the finest parts of Oxbear meat.
The men of Balak chose the best of the meat and hung it on a tall tree quite a distance from the village.
When Vikir looked confused, Aiyen explained.
"It's a sacrifice to Madame Eight Legs."
Vikir nodded slightly.
He had met Madame Eight-Legged once before, in the darkness of the jungle.
An unspeakable beast. A creature of untold horror that no man could survive.
The barbarians of Balak seemed to use parts of their dead prey, or the bodies of their prisoners of war, as sacrifices, nailed to high trees.
Surprisingly, no creatures were interested in the meat the Balak men hung from the tree.
Hyenas, eagles, and even the odd insect were not attracted to the meat.