It would be extremely tacky for me to buy in bulk. All the notes are identical though.”“I told you not to spend money on us. You are in so much tr...uble when I get back!” she growled, but she was laughing and sniffling at the same time. It had been perfect.“I love you Bride-to-Be,” I told her.“You’re not getting off that easy, Husband-in-Training,” she warned me. “You’re getting spoiled whether you like it or not. Don’t be surprised if I come back with something else for you.”I chuckled. “You. Then you move the broken out rock by hand.So, I had the three girls take turns watching me work, looking for predators, and tending a fire to keep them away. While they busied themselves working on hides and similar Neolithic occupations, I went to work on the granite in my way. A fair amount of the surface layers and some deeper stuff I could crack out with the wedge and feathers. Basically, first you insert the 'feathers' into a crack. The feathers are sort of half round, long pieces of steel. "Uroddus let out a sigh and nodded. "What about the rest of me?"Tallia smiled. "You'll live. Your injuries were surprisingly minor. I've knit the major cuts closed and started new skin regenerating on those nasty raw spots on your cheeks. You had a hairline fracture of one ankle which I've already mended." I feel warm." Too much?"Uroddus shook his head."Just the salves that I applied to you. You'll have to stay here tonight, but you should be able to return to your quarters tomorrow."Uroddus. Usually the person died anyway but I did what I could. I breathed into his mouth then placed my hands over his chest for the right number of times. I was frightened stiff and had to go slow to do this right. The only thing keeping me going was the thought of a very pretty lady who was now alive because I had done this for her. Or would in forty-two years, I amended.The hospital was close and the constant beeping of the horn gave us some room. At this time of night though there was little.