the images reverted to the razum settlement , now bustling with activity and expanding farther down the limb . '' at that time , our ability to travel vertically was limited to simple ropes and ladders . due to the inherent dangers associated with traveling outside the settlement , the vast majority of the limb remained unexplored . of the rare excursions that did occur , they were to the edges of the buttress , miles from the protective confines of the
settlement

others were just confused . but one stood out from the crowd . sierra stood apart from a very unhappy looking jack and shouted above the din , '' who is this man , evan , that he can come into our pack and lay claim to one of ours ? marcus decreed that our females would not breed outside of the
pack

in his right hand he had a three and a half foot long wooden rod with a strange orb at the tip . both had appeared out of thin air and master jason just smiled . '' let 's begin . '' he said . he held out the cloth and nodded and i could tell that he wanted me to take it . '' i 'm not sure i understand sir '' i said , as i took the
cloth