Don't put your happiness in other people's hands
They all set to, and before long the Woodlands filled with the rhythmic sound of axes biting into wood. Birds fled the surrounding trees and soon the only accompaniment they had was the occasional snort of the horses.
Loren's years of practice did not betray him. Having chosen a sizeable tree of excellent quality, he soon got the hang of wielding the axe. It bit easily into the wood, and he was able to make quick progress. Before long, the groan and crash of the falling tree announced his success in felling it, all on his own. But the tree did land at an awkward angle, and the Grand Healer would find that he had to push through thorny brambles in order to divide the tree into more easily transported logs. The barbs on those branches are vicious, and look rather unhealthy... He better take care not to get scratched by them!
Weaver's choice of tree was perhaps less fortunate. It was a young tree with plenty of sap still flowing despite the season, and it kept blunting the blade of her axe. After watching her struggle for a while, her teamster came to lend a hand, but even with combined efforts they were only halfway through the trunk of the tree by the time Loren had felled his. She needs to find a way to either keep the axe sharp or keep the sap from flowing, if they are to get the tree down!
Noah, for all his brawn, had perhaps the worst luck. The tree he picked looked like a good choice - tall and wide and perfectly placed - but it turned out that the wood was exceptionally tough and kept repelling the bite of the axe! Even with the aid of his red-bearded teamster and Korbin, as he saw the difficulties they faced, they are barely able to make a dent. Will Noah choose to keep working on the, or pick another tree and hope for better luck? Perhaps there is another tool in the sled that will work better than the axe.
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Second round!
Loren successfully fells his tree, but needs to find a way through vicious looking brambles to cut it up into logs. How will he deal with them?
Weaver gets help from her teamster and they work their way through half the tree, but sap keeps blunting the axes. Find a way to get that tree down!
Noah gets help from his teamster as well asKorbin, but the tree chosen is tough as nails and they barely dent it; will he pick another tool or choose a different tree?
Loren's years of practice did not betray him. Having chosen a sizeable tree of excellent quality, he soon got the hang of wielding the axe. It bit easily into the wood, and he was able to make quick progress. Before long, the groan and crash of the falling tree announced his success in felling it, all on his own. But the tree did land at an awkward angle, and the Grand Healer would find that he had to push through thorny brambles in order to divide the tree into more easily transported logs. The barbs on those branches are vicious, and look rather unhealthy... He better take care not to get scratched by them!
Weaver's choice of tree was perhaps less fortunate. It was a young tree with plenty of sap still flowing despite the season, and it kept blunting the blade of her axe. After watching her struggle for a while, her teamster came to lend a hand, but even with combined efforts they were only halfway through the trunk of the tree by the time Loren had felled his. She needs to find a way to either keep the axe sharp or keep the sap from flowing, if they are to get the tree down!
Noah, for all his brawn, had perhaps the worst luck. The tree he picked looked like a good choice - tall and wide and perfectly placed - but it turned out that the wood was exceptionally tough and kept repelling the bite of the axe! Even with the aid of his red-bearded teamster and Korbin, as he saw the difficulties they faced, they are barely able to make a dent. Will Noah choose to keep working on the, or pick another tree and hope for better luck? Perhaps there is another tool in the sled that will work better than the axe.
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Second round!
Noah gets help from his teamster as well as
They'll drop it
KORBIN
