Several weeks passed after the gathering before Murdock and Rose got back into their daily routine. Beron hadn’t come around the entire time, and Murdock found that he missed his friend.
Murdock had perfected his knapping technique, managing to make several arrows with fletchings after finding a cache of bird feathers. He had also perfected his bow and got in a lot of practice.
Rose, confident of her capabilities, wanted to learn to shoot as well, so Murdock began making her a bow of her own. The venison from the first hunt was almost gone, and Murdock knew it would soon be time for another hunt. He felt confident that taking another deer would be easier with Rose armed with a bow and him with spears.
Using the wolf pelts, Murdock made another water skin, of sorts, and a pair of calf-hi
