Trying My Best (OPEN)

Slowly, things were falling into place, as least as far as getting things together for his hand was concerned. He had gotten the bones from the Kappa's cave with remarkably no injuries to himself or his companions, Evie had helped him with the snake. So the only thing left was electrified metal. He had no real idea how it would work, but he knew his barrier was electric. The only problem was that inorganic matter was not affected by his barrier...he needed to be creative. Laying a rod of metal (about a foot long, thin) he had gotten from the market on the cobbles of an old abandoned street, he walked down to the other end. Before he ruled out the metal on the basis of it being inorganic, he had to try. Determinedly, slowly at first then speeding up, legs pumping, he ran down the road, activating his barrier just as he got to the metal, grinding his heels against the ground to try and come to a stop and look back. Nothing. With a sigh, Sam stood there looking and feeling absolutely defeated, hands on his hips. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child