Pierre gave a soft chuckle. " The way I cook depends greatly on what I have with me. If I were home, the pig would be in a large pan inside a brick oven built to contain the fire. Another way I've done it is to take a metal grate, and cut the meat into slices. It cooks much faster for each slice. Wh...

Pierre took his knife and quickly cut the throat of the sow, and set it on a log so that it would bleed out while he set up the fire. It took a few minutes, but with a little bit of work he cleared an area large enough for a fire without burning down the whole forest. He gathered up the small bits o...

Pierre didn't say a word to her response, he only nodded, while he drew a hunting knife from his pack. He then shouldered his pack, and headed off with Songhue. Before they parted ways to trap the sow, he had one thing to say. " I don't believe that everyone of us is born insane, but I do believe th...

(Note. All dialogue in bold is not in English, but is understood by Steven.) Darkness. Even though his eyes were open, that's all he saw. After a few minutes his eyes adjusted, and he could see some light from a crack to the right. Feeling around with his hands, he found a large wheel. It wouldn't t...

Pierre's face grew a bit somber. " At the time I left, at least a three way war had broken out. One lord of a country to the south had been gathering forces and endowments, almost enough to rule the entire world. A week before I disappeared, the two kings of the two most powerful countries in the no...

Pierre gave a long chuckle. " Sure, lets explore the lake. Even in the place I came from, important things are found in unlikely places. It would be foolish to overlook something as seemingly useless as a weed, for if used correctly that weed could be a great medicine. " He rolled up the map, and st...