The Elderly Scholar, not being nearly as active, decided that he would stay in camp, and try to earn something about Asheru's people. He would sit and talk with the young adults, and kids who did their chores in camp, and they were happy to talk with him, and share gossip, and learn of the outside world. It added some interest to their otherwise routine chores. Pencil on paper. Scott A. H. Ruggels. 1 / 2003

[Originally posted fo Yerf, January 14, 2003.]