The water had gone down in the large cavern, but it was still rumbling below.
The floor of the cave was wet and slippery and covered with fine mud.
Slowly Strongarm groped his way through the dark and damp cavern.
He wanted to find Sabre-tooth’s skin.
He moved his hands over the floor of the cave and into each corner and crevice.
But no trace of the skin could he find.
Then the Cave-men hunted for their weapons, but they, too, had been carried away.
The Cave-men had lost all they had in the flood.
When they saw Sharpeyes coming they went to meet him, but he brought them no good news.