Chapter 427: Invisible Mountain
The hunting party came back with limited success. Partly because it appeared that there was a line where the animals wouldn't cross. Elwin was baffled by it and Bart couldn't come up with and explanation, no matter what hypothesis either threw out to try and explain it.
Not that Jonas really was that surprised. Especially with how Owen and Jonas seemed to accept that strange things were going to be found in this world that likely wouldn't have a logical explanation, as far as they were concerned at least.
Although, they did at least manage to find a herd of deer a good distance away from where they had been and were able to take down two. All because of Owen's archery skills.
Elwin was strong enough to drag one back on his own while Jonas and Owen carried the other one. Neither were that large, and so weren't that heavy. The problem came with how much meat they'd be able to get from these. Or at least the problem with the deer directly. Jonas knew that they'd need more than just meat soon enough, but couldn't think of what else they could do to replenish any grains, fruits, or vegetables with their current surroundings.
Although, if nothing else, it would allow them to fill their stomachs for a few more days at least, while they continued their search for the library, and maybe even return to civilization where they'd be able to try and find a way to get something of substance to eat that wasn't pure meat.
Jonas also didn't care for Elwin's suggestion about waiting for the next day in before really harvesting what they could off of the deer, so when they arrived at the camp, where Elmo, Heather, Elin, and Sonya were currently enjoying a warm fire in the late afternoon light, Jonas started to do what he could with his daggers to not only harvest what meat he could off of the carcasses, but also to clean the hides so they could look at selling those once they reached some sort of civilization.
Shortly after they returned, Kim returned with more firewood. With Patricia and Patrick returning well after dark. Though, even then, with their clothing disheveled, it was clear what else they'd been up to other than just gathering firewood.
Jonas was content with how the night was uneventful. Even with limited conversation among anyone, leading Jonas to believe that they were either really tired or just preoccupied with something that no one seemed keen on sharing at all.
In the morning, whether they were tired or not, everyone seemed ready to go almost before the sun even rose. Which made Jonas wonder if their biorhythms were getting used to a world without clocks and with the sun as the indication that they should get up. Which, in turn, still felt like a novel idea to Jonas.