They lacked buckets, but they did have water containers, which should serve to store the blood. The farmboy helped, giving directions on logistics and details, and they soon had a fairly efficient operation going; certainly messy, and definitely not the best job they'd done, but better than nothing.<br/><br/>Within two hours, they had the cow portioned and carved into large slabs, ready to be divided further for cooking, just in time for Blossom to return, her and the treant laden down with large, edible roots, and an armload of berries and small fruits.