Both of them plunged into the hard, physical work required to build a ranch as Loren called it; a hold according to Morgana. They were young and strong and dawn would blend into dusk and neither complained as the skin on their hands cracked and calluses grew. Their muscles ached and eyes became so weary that supper seemed to blur with morning. The rock house was finished before the snows came and the next year they built a barn. Shortly before the third year and the birth of their first child, Morgana"s worries about money and safety surfaced and began to fester and grow in her mind as her body enlarged month by month. They were expanding their headquarters and a new house was being built. The fear of the Swen men returning overcame her acceptance of life.
“They will come,” she said fierc
