"You are not the first to say that," he murmured to Hotaru with a twinkle in his eyes as he moved off to assist Sunjata with the stones of the wall. He might have been apologetic but he was not about to change over to a task at which he was far less suited, such as the carpentry. Especially not when the Valkyrie had shown both a talent for the task and an easy rhythm with the Messenger.
He worked in companionable silence with Sunjata until lunchtime and then looked over the blueprints as he ate, nodding his agreement that they were reaching the point where only one of the demigods needed to still be working on the wall. Their assistants had the hang of it now, and the stones they were using to build the upper stories were smaller than the ones at the bottom. Easier to carry, and easier to place even without unusual strength. Still, it did not hurt to have one person left to ensure that no mishaps happened, and he inclined his head in acceptance as the task fell back to him.
The work might have slowed without Sunjata to do the literal heavy lifting, but the tower was growing narrower as they neared the top. Hadama led the way in finishing the third story and then moving on to the final one; in some ways it was trickier because there were large doorways and windows to account for, but it also meant less stone overall needed to be placed, and by the end of the day his team had placed the final rock, high above the rolling hills of Mourn below them.
Hadama finishes the walls, and leaves plenty of spaces for entrances and windows all around the tower on the fourth floor!
He worked in companionable silence with Sunjata until lunchtime and then looked over the blueprints as he ate, nodding his agreement that they were reaching the point where only one of the demigods needed to still be working on the wall. Their assistants had the hang of it now, and the stones they were using to build the upper stories were smaller than the ones at the bottom. Easier to carry, and easier to place even without unusual strength. Still, it did not hurt to have one person left to ensure that no mishaps happened, and he inclined his head in acceptance as the task fell back to him.
The work might have slowed without Sunjata to do the literal heavy lifting, but the tower was growing narrower as they neared the top. Hadama led the way in finishing the third story and then moving on to the final one; in some ways it was trickier because there were large doorways and windows to account for, but it also meant less stone overall needed to be placed, and by the end of the day his team had placed the final rock, high above the rolling hills of Mourn below them.
Hadama finishes the walls, and leaves plenty of spaces for entrances and windows all around the tower on the fourth floor!
