Chapter Three
The Desert Saga
Ka'firr, The Builder
Lo'vaak's interview with Ka'fir was extremely enlightening. At the end Lo'vaak wondered
who had interviewed whom.
The young Vulcan was tall with a muscular frame, indicative of a person used to
manual labor.
When invited to sit, he declined. Instead he produced a PADD and started a
narration.
"My crew and I were engaged in a building project at the site of our fellow
survivors' domatories. Our focus was the building of personal residences. As you
know each Vulcan residence is a self-sustaining structure that could service its owners
with a never ending source of energy, providing heat, cooling provided by maximizing prevailing
winds, the storage of said energy and always built by a nearby water source. All houses had enclosed gardens for
beauty and vegetables for the owners' consumption. These areas were surrounded by
fencing which prevented loss of provided moisture either natural or introduced. I wish to
continue my trade here on Terra.
In addition, I would hope raw materials for manufacture of bricks will be found at this area of relocation.
Lo'vaak assured Ka'fir that minerals surveys of the area would indicate that the proper elements for the manufacture of bricks was available. Another element lending itself to success was the promised delivery of the raw materials necessary for cement would also be delivered early in the relocation process. Ka'fir entered this information on his PADD.
Ka'fir's final comment was,
"Brother, I have two and one half years before "My Time". The possibility of securing a bondmate is fleeting. As with all of us, our mates or intended did not survive so I would like to leave a legacy, a memorial not to me, but to my work. Things of beauty, that would become a permanent part of our settlement. This concept will be mirrored in the houses I design and build—Vulcan style houses, built in this new world. This is my goal.
Lo'vaak's words were a source of comfort,
"Be assured Ka'fir, we are attempting to prevent any further loss of Vulcan life here on Terra. You may take those words as serious as a blood oath."*
Ka'kir nodded and asked,
"Will a group of Survivors be allowed to view this site prior to our relocation?"
Lo'vaak, nodded.
Ka'fir continued,
"Brother, if at all possible may I be part of that exploratory group?"
Lo'vaak answer,
"You will."