ked at her. He saw the dirt, the exha

er eyes, the resilience that

he said. "We don't have much. But

her voice. "I have

d. "Come

ed and in pain, struggled to keep up. Jax was patien

ley. It was poor, rustic, but clean and orderly. People stopped t

all, empty cabin. "

but it was honest. Everyone

r limp, insisted

ept, filled with knowledge about sustainable

ques from the journals. The soil in The

ake stronger dyes for their w

for bartering and sharing

pect. They saw her intellige

ast the scars, past the t

t, Sarah," he told her one evenin

ave left of t

," Jax said. "You're us

her counsel. He

the stream, her face etch

scars on your leg, they

ooked

er face towards him. "Your spirit shin

as a balm to h

ow, she beg

ion grew, qu

wildflowers blooming, Jax

rand proposal. Just him, his

onored, Jax,"

, surrounded by the people of The

long, long time, Sarah f

was