Before building the homestead, it had been years since I had put steel to wood or nail to plank. My skills at carpentry were clearly not what they were before the darkness. Yet my hands slowly and happily remembered how to build. The work comes easily now, and I have made quick progress on the […]
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After several days in the wild, I have finally tracked the mighty ox. He is indeed immense and in greater health than I had originally feared. He led me through the Black Forest and southward toward the grim mountains. Those mountains are burnt and tarnished with the fell rock, helvetesten, which is scattered like vomit […]
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I may have to alter my plans. I lost three of the hares overnight, and one of the foxes labors when she breathes. A house makes a poor infirmary. I’ll need to build dedicated clinics in the northwest quadrant before collecting any more ailing animals. This is problematic, as many will die during construction. I […]
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