![]() ![]() She supports adopting Ayla into their society, if not least for the healing arts she brings to the cave, although Ayla also must overcome the feeling that she is uncomfortable with a full connection with the spirit world. Jondalar's first romantic interest, Zelandoni, formerly known as Zolena, has now become the First among the spiritual leaders. Brukeval, on the other hand, rejects his heritage utterly and refuses to listen to reason. ![]() Echozar at least is pacified by Ayla's own story and by his (Echozar's) own marriage to Joplaya, Jondalar's close-cousin (half-sister). Two of their number, Echozar and Brukeval, are of partial Neanderthal ancestry and are ashamed of it. ![]() Luckily for Ayla and Jondalar, some of the higher-ranking Zelandonii already have doubts of this misjudgment. For the Zelandonii to accept Ayla they must first overcome their prejudice against the Neanderthals. ![]() Ayla was raised by Clan Neanderthals, known as "flatheads" to the Zelandonii and viewed as no better than animals. Central to this book is the tension created by Ayla's healing art, her pregnancy, and the acceptance of her by Jondalar's people, the Zelandonii. ![]()
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