Anarchistic Knights-a serialadventure Chapter 14D-Winter Training by Joe Bandel

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They built two other teepee structures that could be used for storage and for privacy or work space as needed. That solution was quick, simple, effective and allowed them to focus on other things like winter clothing, snow shoes and food caches.




They rigged more deadly traps and dead falls. They noticed the air sleds more often checking them out during the days. The medics were keeping closer tabs on everyone and smaking sure they were prepared for the coming months.




It was easier to hunt with some tracking snow. One hunter would track the animal and it would move toward one of the others that waited hidden in a blind. They got plenty of deer that way. Still the final weeks in October were increasingly difficult and Tobal understood at last why most people didn't try training newbies during the winter.



His group was prepared though and each member of the group was outfitted with warm fur outer clothing and boots, blankets, emergency food rations, snowshoes for when needed and a small sled to pull and carry their supplies when they traveled. There was too much to carry in a pack.




The weather was still fairly nice but could change any time. Mike, Butch and Sarah were anxious to solo since they had been training for almost two months. They felt more than prepared and wanted to get it over with.



Becca and Melanie wanted to find their own base camps, set up for the winter and start training newbies. They were going to help each other get set up right after the coming circle. Tobal was not accustomed to being around so many people for such a prolonged amount of time and anxious to get away and have some time alone. He wanted to get back to the lake.