Chapter 76 Henry

• In less than an hour, Bryan mixed in the sour cream for the finishing touch. Then, while everything simmered, he made jerky out of all the leftover meat from the small deer that presented itself to them as a sacrifice.
• Using his Avatar to cure the hide, Bryan rolled it up to take it back to Albrecht, who always wanted more hides for his leatherwork. In fact, Loy wanted a new harness for his upcoming birthday, so Bryan and Lane tucked the knowledge of the hide away in their `Present Box' to keep it hidden safely in their Minds.
• Between the two men they devoured the entire pot of stroganoff, and after cleaning their gear and stowing it in the bags they were ready to go. Lane put the jerky in an extra food bag he brought for snacks. They would need the salted meat after sweating so much in Leroy's cave. Bryan planned to fill their water-skins at the underground Lake on the way down; the magic of the Water kept it near freezing even in the heat of Leroy's cave.