Chapter Twenty-Five
Helm knew that he had many years of absence to explain and to repair, if he could. As he took a turn at digging a new drain from the Newkeep hall down to the river in preparation for the autumn rains, he realised that he would need to find time to talk to Feather, to talk properly. Helm had spent most of his days here working with Talis and Jarli. Little as he knew of building permanent structures, he was very experienced in weather-proofing campsites. Both he and Feather had given much advice about the layout and setup of the new Settlement, with Jarli adding a couple of tips about handy makeshift fixes for features they did not have the materials for. He and Helm had volunteered for much of the heavy work. Helm was accustomed, after all, to plenty of activity and ver
