He set up a separate smaller shelter for storing the supplies.Once everything was unloaded and the tent set up and the necessary things unpacked that ...hey would need right away, he took Little Deer for a walk to further explore his new home. They walked down to the creek to find the best place to draw water, they walked around the land trying to determine the layout of the cabin and other buildings they would be building, they walked the area that would be planted and talked about their plans. ”“WARM clothing? In this climate?”“Perhaps I should have said ‘cosy’. Wool is more pleasant to wear than hides.”Brando seemed dubious about this claim, for he was happy with his current clothing. He changed direction.“What is the meat like? Or don’t you know?”“The meat is pretty good, as long as the animal is not too old; for then it needs a lot of cooking. We call it mutton.”“Ah. Sometimes the meat of older animals has a stronger flavour, I have found.”“True, but most people prefer the. ”As they came into the main cavern, soft breathing reminded them that the bed was currently occupied by the sleeping girl. Ikuno led him over to the chair then walked to the end of her bed. Reaching into a pouch she tossed some dust into the air over the girl, summoning another magic circle in her palm she pointed it towards the dust cloud and said a few words. The dust shimmered and sunk down onto the girl’s sleeping form, seeming to pass right through the furs covering her.Ikuno turned and. Pulling back his sleeves we saw it was creeping up his arm... the wind came up... I fell back... as did Leon... he cried out... by the time I saw him, his face was already altering... and his shoulders looked smaller... then I saw my hand and arm had touched the ground... my hands were now, smooth, small, delicate... and I felt the smoothness spreading."Back to the boat, fast!" Nigel said in a slowly changing voice...We tried, but our bodies wouldn't obey us. We froze..."What the hell! I can't.