Tal's grin made an encore performance as Sunjata made his offer. "I was hopin' you'd say that," the courier admitted with ill-concealed relief. The Flood's dragon-shape had made short work of the foundations for his house a year prior, and there was on reason to think that today would be any different. The courier patted his Archon's scaly leg in thanks as the dragon made his majestic way to the marked out area to begin the most difficult physical task. The soil was packed hard and dry from Longheat, but once Sunjata's talon's got a few feet down the earth became cool and moist and shifted more easily.
Except that he also began to run into large stones and even small boulders buried deep beneath the surface of Mourn's turf that slowed his progress.
Not that the mixing concrete was necessarily easier. It was just being done in a smaller scale since the cauldrons had been divided up so each crew had a more reasonable chunk of work to do. Tal waved gratefully at Hotaru and Hadama as they dove into the grueling task, thoughHadama had his own difficulties to overcome. The morning wind was blowing down on the cauldron fires on his side of the deepening pit, snuffing them out or preventing them from getting the water warm enough to form the needed slurry.
Tal hussled around at first, giving directions and explaining the plan to late arrivals. It gave Sunjata time to clear out one section of the foundation area, however, and once the dragon had reached the needed depth the Messenger came over to lend a hand. He got a few helpers to assist in tamping and smoothing down the dirt, packing it tightly in the wake of Sunjata's claw marks so that it was clear and flat. "Alright, let's get th'first section poured!" he called up to Hotaru, who happened to be mixing the nearest pots of concrete without trouble.
Hotaru and Tal didn't have any issues this round, and are good to begin pouring the first section of the foundation!
Sunjata's progress has been slowed by some large stones/boulders, which will need to be removed before he can finish digging the foundation out.
The fires that Hadama and his neighbors were using to warm the concrete to a slurry aren't providing enough heat.
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Except that he also began to run into large stones and even small boulders buried deep beneath the surface of Mourn's turf that slowed his progress.
Not that the mixing concrete was necessarily easier. It was just being done in a smaller scale since the cauldrons had been divided up so each crew had a more reasonable chunk of work to do. Tal waved gratefully at Hotaru and Hadama as they dove into the grueling task, though
Tal hussled around at first, giving directions and explaining the plan to late arrivals. It gave Sunjata time to clear out one section of the foundation area, however, and once the dragon had reached the needed depth the Messenger came over to lend a hand. He got a few helpers to assist in tamping and smoothing down the dirt, packing it tightly in the wake of Sunjata's claw marks so that it was clear and flat. "Alright, let's get th'first section poured!" he called up to Hotaru, who happened to be mixing the nearest pots of concrete without trouble.
Hotaru and Tal didn't have any issues this round, and are good to begin pouring the first section of the foundation!
Sunjata's progress has been slowed by some large stones/boulders, which will need to be removed before he can finish digging the foundation out.
The fires that Hadama and his neighbors were using to warm the concrete to a slurry aren't providing enough heat.
No posting order!
