Over the next few days, Murdock and Rose settled into a daily routine. Murdock got firewood, water, and fish, and hauled as much grass as he could to soften the bed he had set up for Rose. At least twice a day, he would lead Rose down the mountain path to the stream. For Rose’s peace of mind, he would talk to her about anything she wanted to talk about as he worked on her grass skirt. He thought it was because she couldn’t see and needed someone to vocalize to know she wasn’t alone.
Murdock worried the entire time about taking a deer for the hide and the meat. Though he was tired of fish, he was reluctant to leave Rose alone for any length of time.
They spent some of the time talking and planning for winter survival. Murdock knew he had to get in as much firewood and meat as he possibly
