The progress from the stream downriver was mostly downhill. Because he was pulling the nearly empty cart, Murdock had an easier time of it. Rose, who was some distance ahead, led the way as she looked for game. Because they were not in a hurry, it took them some time to go more than a few miles. As he progressed downriver, Murdock kept an eye on the river and the bank. Every so often, he dropped the cart to look at the bank. The water level was increasing, but the river appeared to cut through solid rock. He saw no obvious way down to the water yet. The water looks to be kept in by the rock, he thought. It reminds me of what a moat would look like.
The water looks to be kept in by the rockIt reminds me of what a moat would look like.He and Rose had been walking in the forest since they le
