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dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*After another ahn i was standing several feet down. The grave was narrow, but big enough for a body, opening out in a V-shape towards the top. Another two feet, and it would be deep enough. i continued digging, working my back and shoulder muscles, finding my spirits lifting as i lost myself in honest work. i began to feel useful again--doing man's work, and not just sitting around on my knees, fetching drinks. Sweat poured down my body and my long dark hair clung plastered to my head and shoulders, the steel collar covered in rivulets of sweat that dripped from it onto my broad, bare chest.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*And now the grave was eight feet deep. i tossed the shovel up over the side, and climbed up out of the grave, bracing myself against both sides of the grave as i struggled back to the edge and rolled over it onto the surface. i panted for a moment, exhausted, then wearily staggered to my feet. It was time to retrieve the body. i was not looking forward to this. i moved off in the direction of the kajira hut.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the large hut in the northwest corner for kajirae to rest==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*As i approached, i could smell death in the air, and saw insections buzzing over something hidden behind some bushes. Holding my breath, i walked around, and saw what had been Kamille. Her eyes were open, mouth ajar. There was a large wound on her neck, with black, dried blood running from it over her body. Her skin was pale and cold. i bent down, closing her eyes with my hand, and then took her body by the wrists, dragging it over the ground, careful to avoid plants in the garden, until it was next to the grave.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*i looked around. No panthers had shown any interest in the burial. There would be no last words, no ceremony. I bent down, crouching, and slipped my hands under the body, rolling it over the edge of the grave, to tumble down to the bottom in a tangled heap. i then moved around to the other side, where the pile of dirt was, and began shoveling it back into the grave, spadeful by spadeful.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*batista worked one end of the grave and i worked the other. The first was loose, and it was easy to toss it down into the grave. In half an ahn, we had returned all the dirt to the grave, leaving a mound where level ground had been--the dirt was loose, and would not pack down completely, though we tried with the shovels, and by walking on it.*
Je suis la Deluge!
Kimba
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to dung[Rachel]**Panther Cl:
*perhaps you had not noticed that I had gradually wandered over to observe the burial*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*we then laid the tomato plants on top of the grave to dry, picked up the shovels, hoes, trowels, basket of tomatos, and headed back to the supply hut, moving laboriously across the compound with the small steps allowed by our ankle chains.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the Common Gardens Area, near the North Circle of Residence Huts==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*i stopped, looking up. Kimba had been watching the burial, saying nothing. i waited a moment, then continued on to the storage hut. batista had gone on ahead, not having noticed Kimba's presence.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is within one of the storage huts stocked with booty and goods purchased with ransom money, including clothing, med supplies, and food/drink items==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*i put the shovels and other tools in the hut, closed the door, and picked up the basket of tomatoes, heading for the kitchen hut.*
dung[Rachel]
**Panther Claw Lair, C-C**
==is in the large Kitchen/Servery Hut==
and says to Kimba**Panther Claw Lair:
*i then hobbled over to the kitchen hut, slipped through the door as a slave girl came out, and set the basket of tomatos on the counter for the cook to use. i sighed, stretched my arms to either side, and arched my back, easing the muscles. Done. i turned and left the hut.*
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