I regained feeling in both wrists, he shoved a pair of jeans, a shirt, knit hat and a jacket at me. Didn't speak a word but I knew he wanted me to get...dressed since I was completely naked and shivering. I put everything on and hid my hair beneath the knitted cap. He motioned toward the door and led me down the hall. My heart beat quicker. Somehow I knew to trust him, that he wouldn't let me down or leave me to die. Though I still didn't know who he was. We passed the empty living room and. "I am having a really hard time trying to steer." What do we do now?" Erica asked."Well, I can't stop here on this busy street. I will have to pull off onto one of these side streets and we can figure it out from there." Slowly, I managed to steer the van to the side of the road and drive to the next intersection. Traffic was beginning to build behind us, and I could hear the horns of the impatient drivers encouraging me to go faster. I had no idea what I was doing to the tire, driving on it. Of course, there was always the possibility that the campsite we wanted might be occupied. That should be less of a problem this late in the season.We stopped at the Kawishiwi Ranger Station, in Ely, to pick up our entry permit. Fortunately for us, the parking lot was basically empty. We watched the required video of what to do and promised the Ranger that we were not packing any cans into the wilderness. We looked at a few displays in the center, and then proceeded on our way.Ron slowly pulled. I bent down at the altar, a massive stone slab hewn from the same dark rock. My fingers caressed the tool marks hammered into the surface. The place was a mix of the crude and the remarkable. The stones were rough hewn and maneuvered in place by brute strength, but the construction was refined and advanced, forming a structure that seemed as well built as the cities I had witnessed in the Magery.My finger ran along the bottom of the stone where it met the floor. I felt no gap or movement of.