It was a few days after Murdock’s tribe increased that Murdock received a flash.
“Harvest hides?” Beron flashed.
“Yes, thank you.” Murdock flashed to Beron. He started loading the cart with what he might need. “Hides need harvesting,” he flashed to Mei Lee and Declan.
Mei Lee immediately informed all the female tribal members.
“What does that entail for us?” flashed to his mind from Emily.
“It means that we will be able to outfit you, Declan, Irene, and Annie with some clothing. It also means that Declan and I will be away for a while,” Murdock responded, “with a lot of work for all of us to process the hides.”
“Where are we going?” Declan asked aloud as he came up to Murdock.
“We’re going to be in the vicinity of your sister’s tomb, so we can take a minute to pay our respects befor
