It took Sam better than an hour to arrange the wood to the shaman’s satisfaction. Following Howling Coyote’s directions, Sam gathered herbs from the jars on the shelf in the kiva and brought them to the shaman, who scattered some over the wood and some into the air. The rest he made into a little pile atop the small bundle of plant fiber and kindling. Then he directed Sam to bring a coal from the kiva’s firepit to light the fire.