A TRIAL OF STRENGTH
In the previous chapter The tribe’s new project to redesign the landscaping at the main house began well. It had been the idea of the tribe’s co-leader Bob and the rugged Hispanic senior man Miguel as a project for Miguel’s boy Finn and his shy young assistant Tyler, the house’s gardeners. Miguel explained to Finn, “I’ve talked to Grady’s lover Mario who’s a landscape architect as you know, and to Bob, who says you’ve done wonders with the garden. But I don’t want a boy of mine to be just a gardener. I want you to take a course in landscape design that Mario highly recommends, then Bob wants you to redesign the grounds of the compound here. Mario will work closely with you and Tyler Finn was thrilled. “I’m really stoked, sir, and I know I can make a go of it. Mario has already helped a lot – he’s such a cool guy. When he has time – like when Grady is away filming on location – he comes here and works in the garden with Tyler and me. We all get along real well. “Tell you the tr...