“It’s time I made the rounds to ensure the others are getting ready for winter,” Murdock said the next day at breakfast.
Mei Lee, who was nursing Huo Jin, stepped outside the cabin and sniffed the morning air.
“Seems a little early in the year for that,” she said as she reentered the cabin. “Maybe in a few weeks, but not much longer than that.”
“Mei has a nose for these things,” Murdock explained conspiratorially to the other adults and chuckled.
Everyone else chuckled as well, even Mei Lee. Emily was looking at Murdock and saw his expression change suddenly.
“What’s wrong?” Emily asked, concerned at Murdock’s expression.
“Is time,” came to Murdock and Mei Lee’s minds. They both knew it was from Beron.
“We need you three to watch the kids,” Mei Lee explained. “There’s something Kevi
