Roy and Orie came to the lake around dusk and decided to make camp for the night. As Roy set up camp, Orie went looking for some wild herbs. He wanted to spice up the stew they had gotten from Rowley because he found it rather bland. There wasn't much to set up camp. All Roy had to do was secure the Kanis-steeds in a spot where they could eat some wild grass, lay out the blankets and dig a hole for the firestone pit. Trying to remember how Zohn had done it, Roy scraped at the ground with a flat rock until he had what looked like a good hole about six inches deep. He then clapped the two fire stones together and dropped them in. To his surprise, they worked, glowing brightly and giving off a comfortable heat. As he sat warming his hands by the glowing stones, his thoughts drifted to
