Murdock, Rose, and Mei Lee stayed at the caves for a few more days before heading back to the cabin. None of them saw any more of the Oomah while they stayed in the cave. As they prepared to leave, Murdock checked to see whether anyone was observing them. After he was satisfied that no one saw them, the group left for their cabin.
Back at the cabin, Murdock spent the remaining days before the first snow gathering more wood for arrows and flints for points. He did most of his gathering downstream from the cabin, so he could explore more of the land and monitor the river in case someone found a way to cross it. No one appeared to have crossed the river yet. He found plenty of flint close to the cabin, as well as elsewhere. On one of his trips, he followed a herd of deer as it crossed the ri
