As Murdock was packing the cart for the family trip to the other encampments, he had the idea of loading a couple of axes along with the extra deer hides and a hindquarter of smoked venison. He had also packed Rose’s machetes and waterskin, as a gift for Declan. Beron had kept him apprised of Declan’s situation, and he had seen the mental vision of Declan, and some woman, sleeping under a tree, away from others, for the past couple of nights. He didn’t know if Declan had any tools, but Murdock wasn’t opposed to loaning him some.
Beron had also shown him where all the other newcomers were located, and it pleased him to see that the group he had helped were still off the first ridge. That meant that Annie Cooper and Doctor Harris would probably be where he had left them. Once the cart was l
