Two days later, a small group of individuals gathered in Galen's back yard. Lydia had spent most of the previous day in bed, recovering from the soreness and fatigue but today she felt fine and everyone wanted to get this last chore over with.

Jason used a hand trowel to stir the mixture of water and cement in the plastic bucket one last time.

"We're sure we shouldn't just destroy the ring?" Galen asked Ben Montoya, who had returned in time to help.

"We went over ...