Carefully, the finger of the native painted another line on the cloth in front of him. When it was finished, it became clear that it was supposed to be the tail of a mighty bison... which has been hurled upwards by a mighty punch of a blonde girl with two pigtails.
Next to that image, various other animals were shown, all in a state of being subdued or incapacitated. They included another bison, a bear and some deer.
And in all of the pictures, the mighty hunter that had struck the beast was a girl with pale skin and either blue or blonde hair. There was even a small, black cat that was clinging to the back of the bear in panic.
Ami watched with interest as the native man finished his painting.
"I wish we could take this with us to show the others," she said. "And to keep it as a memento of our big hunt..."
"Yeah, those guys were pretty amazed when they saw our hunting tactics," Usagi giggled.
Just then, she saw that someone was approaching them. It was the tall, muscular boy who had been sitting next to them the previous evening.
He smiled at them and raised his hand in greeting. A little insecure, the two girls imitated his movements.
The chief was stepping next to the young warrior. He had a proud grin on his face as he patted the boy on his back. He pointed at himself, then at the boy, and then he took the boy's right hand and the hands of the two girls. He then put them together.
The young man seemed to be embarrassed, but he continued to smile at them.
After releasing the hands of the confused Gauls, the chief once again patted the boy's back and left. The boy shrugged, raised his hand to say goodbye and followed him.
"What was that all about?" Usagi asked in confusion.
"I'm not too sure..." Ami replied. "But I think that was his son, and he's happy that he likes us..."
"I think I now know what the confrontation with the other girls was all about," Luna sighed. "And also why he made such a big fuss over our arrival... he wants you two to be his son's fiancees."
Ami blushed heavily, while Usagi freaked out. "W-w-what? Fiancees? Both of us? I mean..." She blushed as well and fiddled with her thumbs. "He's a cute guy and all, but... we hardly know each other. And besides... they're all nice to us and everything, but... I'd prefer going home soon."
"Yes, definitely!" Ami nodded sharply. "Perhaps we should leave tonight... it would be hard to explain the reasons to them..."
Luna sneered at them. "Oh, are you in suuuch a hurry that you don't even want do get to know your new fiance better?"
Ami turned as red as a tomato. Usagi fumed. "Sh-shut up..."
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At night, two shapes were silently sneaking around the tipis of the natives. They were, of course, Ami and Usagi with Luna, who had agreed to leave the camp unnoticed.
Unfortunately, one of the natives was sitting in their way, guarding the camp.
Trying very hard not to make any noise, they tiptoed past him, behind the tipis.
But then Usagi stepped on a wooden twig that was lying on the ground.
CRACK!
Instantly, the guard was jumping to his feet, taking his spear and looking around the bushes.
By now, Luna was certain they would get caught, but Usagi had an idea...
She put her hands next to her mouth and shouted: "Gobblegobblegobble!"
The guard seemed to relax. Satisfied, he put down his weapon and sat down on the ground.
Ami stared at her friend. "Usagi, that was ingenious..." she whispered.
Usagi tried very hard not to grin with pride.
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