The Land of Painted Caves (Earth's Children 6)

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Clingy Jealous Girl: Towards Jondalar. When her friend Portula brings up that Jondalar was the man chosen for her First Rites, Marona gets visibly annoyed. She absolutely despises Ayla because she sees her as having taken her rightful place as Jondalar's mate.

I'm glad you're here," Joharran said softly when he saw his brother and Ayla with the wolf quietly appear with their spear-throwers in hand. Put on a Bus to Hell / Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He doesn't take the revelation that sexual intercourse between a man and woman leads to pregnancy very well, as this all but confirms he is indeed a child of mixed spirits with a Neanderthal grandfather, and proceeds to run away from the Ninth Cave with Madroman.Accurate to current DNA evidence, Auel depicts Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals as able to interbreed. The mixed-race children are generally not favorably regarded by either group. As in many historical cultures, malformed Clan children are routinely subjected to exposure, while the Others may allow such children to live but prejudicially label them as 'abominations'. Such children and their experiences enter the plotline in several books of the series. Jondalar turned to look, and noticed movement that he interpreted as lions now that he knew what to look for. He reached for his weapons as well. "You should stay here with Jonayla. I'll go."

Birds of a Feather: With Lanidar. They’re both overlooked or judged for things beyond their control (Lanoga for having crappy parents, Lanidar for his crippled arm). Rank Up: He claims that he was Called by the Mother, meaning he will be promoted to full zelandoni status soon. It’s subverted when it’s revealed he faked his Call, resulting in his expulsion from the zelandonia.Formerly Fit: She was always considered " voluptuous", but is now obese. As a result, she finds it more difficult to get around long distances, though her mind is as brilliant as ever. The spiritual knowledge Ayla's Calling brings to the community is that men are active in the conception of a baby during 'Pleasures', which leads to the start of recognized fatherhood and that men have purpose on earth equal to that of women, and subsequently leads to the need for monogamous relationships to reduce jealousy/possessiveness over sexual partners and for fathers to take responsibility for children, thus shaping this prehistoric culture further to match our current one. Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: At the end of the last book, he breaks up with his wife, abandons his children and moves to a different cave. Intrepid Merchant: He is the Trade Master of the Zelandonii and loves to travel to new places to trade. He's even open to the idea of trading with Neanderthals, who most Zelandonii view merely as animals. Joharran is right. They know we're here. And they know how many they are and how many we are," Ayla said, then added, "They may see us as something like a herd of horses or aurochs and think they may be able to single out a weak one. I think they are new to this region."