I threw damp wood on the fire and got nothing but smoke. No one was around to make the excuse for me that my eyes just stung from it.

• UmenoBlaming the damp wood, that's an old trick us old folks have used forever, miss.
  ShinoThen I suppose I've gotten old too.
• GozaemonI've stacked dry wood behind the guardhouse. The nights are getting longer, I'll bring in more.