Fight the break of dawn

Alys added the spot for the second fireplace, then waited for Tal to flip to the previous page, adding in the downstairs fireplaces as well. She nodded as he explained about chimneys and flues, trusting that her rough sketches would be enough for a real architect to draw up plans that would work. At least they had everything in place now, and it seemed like they were in agreement - a promising start to building a life together, to be sure. A few final touches, and Alys flipped between the pages again. "Can you think of anything else?" she asked, turning her head to look up at him. She thought they'd covered everything, but maybe Tal had other ideas. As for her ideas on approaching the gods, she felt her cheeks heat at Tal's explanation. She knew nothing about asking for an item, and even less about how their blessings worked. It made her all the more nervous about going to see one. "Oh," she said. "That... makes sense. I guess I was just thinking of protection and evasion. You know, killing two birds with one stone?" She paused. "I guess I could also just get regular armor made," she mused, tapping her chin with the pencil she still held in her hand. And she should get some kind of armor, even if it wasn't magic. The world wasn't getting any safer, after all. alys glasse