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branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is in the common area of the Lair, south of the Leader's Hut, near the central Fire Pit==
and says to ALL: Rubbing his side tiredly, he trudges through the camp, bare feet shuffling across the cold hard ground. He strides between two huts towards the kitchen hit, where a tabuk is hung from a pole, dropping blood into a wooden bowl on the ground next to a small table. Approaching the table, he picks up a small skinning knife, and then turns to the animal. His strong arms reach up, still holding the knife, and begin to remove the fur. The knife cuts into the side, and he carefully begins to peel off the fur from the hanging animal, leaving the meat hanging. For many ehn, the knife works slowly and carefully through the hanging flesh as his pale green eyes focus on the task in front of him.
branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is in the common area of the Lair, south of the Leader's Hut, near the central Fire Pit==
and says to ALL: After a time, he removes all but some remnant scraps from the animal. Carefully, he takes hold of the skin in his large hands and sets it on the table, slowly as to not rip or tear the skin. Setting down the knife for a moment, he unties the tabuk from the post and lays it down on the table with a thud, Reaching for the knife again, he cuts off the hooves and head, then begins cleaning the animal. The entrails and head are dumped in a barrel by the table. Once only the meat remains, he takes hold of it in his hands and carries it inside the kitchen hut.
branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is in the large Kitchen/Servery Hut==
and says to ALL: Moving inside, the strong smell of spices and the burning hearth overwhelms his nose. He waits for an instant so his eyes adjust to the darker interior. Then he steps forward and slaps the cleaned game on the table in the center of the hut with a dull thud as the meat hits the wood. He shakes his hands over the basin to remove some of the blood, then he reaches over and grabs a large wooden container from the shelf. The long thick fingers wrap around the container, and he pulls off the top with a thwip, setting it down on the table next to the meat. Holding the container over the meat, he sprinkles the seasonings over the meat, working up and down and coating the red flesh liberally. His left hand pulls the game over so he can do the same thing to the other side. Once the meat is coated with the green herb taken from the gardens in the north of camp, he replaces the lid and sets the wooden container back on the shelf.
heath{PClaw}
branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is in the large Kitchen/Servery Hut==
and says to ALL: Reaching over, he grabs one of the metal spits that lie next to the hearth, and he shafts the metal through the meat, the point coming out the other side. Two long strides across the wooden floor take him to the hearth. The red fire lies inside the red brick hearth, and burns and crackles up the chimney. Carefully he reaches forward and places the spit and meat above the fire, on the metal holders attached to the hearth, then jerks his arms back from the heat. Once done, he steps forward to the large water barrel next to the door. Crouching down, he pulls out a smaller wooden barrel from the underneath shelf next to it. Holding the smaller barrel between his hands, he dunks it into the water barrel and pulls it back, the cool water running over his hands. Holding the small wooden barrel to his large chest, sloshing with water, he steps back outside into the cool afternoon, the blue sky bright above. His long strong legs take him swiftly to the storage hut.
branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is within one of the storage huts stocked with booty, trade goods and items purchased with ransom money, including clothing, med supplies, tools, and food/drink items==
and says to ALL: The fur vest ruffling around his shoulders, he steps inside, and the sound of rummaging can be heard. After some time, he reemerges with one gallon of hardwood ashes, taken from the fire, and two pounds of slaked lime, taken from the stream nearby. Held in his bicep is a long wooden stick. Stepping over to the barrel of water, he dumps the lime and the ashes into the water with a splash, sending some of the cool water onto his legs. Ignoring that, he crouches down by the barrel and sets the stick in, stirring the barrel one way, then another, stirring the white and green until it dissolves and water becomes murky. Pulling the dripping wood stick out, he tosses it through the doorway and into the storage hut, where it can be heard smacking against something before it comes to rest. Gripping both hands on the barrel, he pulls it up in tandem with the extension of his large legs, and crosses the camp again to the where the fur sits.
branded kef
Panther Claw Lair, DSC
==is in the common area of the Lair, south of the Leader's Hut, near the central Fire Pit==
and says to ALL: Staggering the distance, walking awkwardly towards the side of the kitchen hut, he sets the barrel down on the ground. The whitish-greenish water sloshes around but doesn’t make it over the brim. He then steps up to the fur. Taking hold of a bone tool, dull but hard, palm sized, he begins to scrape it up and down the fur, removing the fat and flesh. Tirelessly the large calloused hands push the tool over the fur in a sawing motion, working up and down. He works slowly, careful not to rip or tear the fur, and the sun begins to pass in the bright blue sky overhead as he performs the long, tedious work. Finally, once the last of the fat and tissue has been removed from the edges of the fur, he sets down the bone tool on the table and wipes a hand across his forehead tiredly. Taking hold of the fur with both hands, he wraps it half, the fur side facing out. Then he slowly sets it down in the murky water of the barrel. Once inside, he reaches forward with large calloused hands and gives the barrel a shake, soaking the fur in the water. He then places a lid on the barrel and walks away, leaving it sit overnight so the hair can be removed tomorrow.
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