Brought over here by my great grandparents from Holland to protect my family’s brides from the elfin folk huntin’ on our women folk’s honeymooni...’.”Ben wondered about the lucidity of old Al.“It looks pretty darn kinky to me.”The old man shook his head. “The elfin folk followed us here from the old country, you have t’ understand. Too much of the old forests were being cut down. The faerie folk were always keen on us; wanted to take our women for their owns. They wanted them before the sun rose. Having that as a background, what name is suitable?”“Army of the north?” Vickie suggested. John showed ambivalence at the name.“Continental army?” said Numa.“Too pretentious!” John decided.Sheila came up with, “Second Land Army?”Numa exclaimed, “What? That sounds peculiar.”“No,” John declared. “It has a lot going for it. It implies that somewhere there is a First Land Army, and also suggests that there might be a Navy somewhere. I like it.”“What is a Navy, John?” Numa asked.“A band of fighting. Besides avoiding the cold wait at the bus stop, driving directly to school saved so much time that Jake was able to wake up a full hour later than usual, making him far more refreshed for the day. His brother, Ethan, was only a year younger than him and therefore went to the same school (as a Freshman), but Jake decided that he could continue using the bus for the time being.School itself proceeded normally the next few days, boring as ever, until Friday rolled around. Jake had stayed after. There were lights and outlets throughout so this was going to be a very useful building. It didn't have a concrete floor, but that could be poured later if we felt we had to have it.The guys gave me a rundown as to what equipment was going to be moved where, and what would be used as replacement equipment for the other farms.Raul came up to me and told me that he had stopped by the widow's and checked the old homestead. He said it would need some patching, and the fireplace and chimney would.