I feel that an update is long overdue; the last time that I wrote anything about what's happening out here (which was the original purpose of this blog) was almost a month ago. So then! Here we go.
Absalom looked out over the table. The feast would be magnificent; he had outdone himself. It was only proper that it be grand; the sons of his father would eat here. Princes ought not dine on dirt. The blood of a proud king would be here tonight.