With Erebos steadied again and Nina already working with competence, the rhythm of the task settled into something solid. Stones were passed hand to hand, adjusted, turned, and tested. They stacked deliberately, building outward and upward around the place Noah had chosen. When the structure reached his thigh, he unwrapped the blue goldstone and placed it within the cradle they had shaped, securing it with smaller bracing stones until it sat immovable at the altar’s heart. The deep midnight shimmer caught the thin daylight and seemed to hold it there.
Noah stepped back, gloved hands resting briefly on his hips as he assessed the balance. He did not linger in admiration. One altar was witness. More would be presence. “The second will go near the gate. That’s where traders and hunters pass in and out.” It’s where everyone went in and out, but that was beside the point. Safrin’s light was meant to guide and protect.
He started walking, expecting them to follow, and brightened his face with a smile as he talked. “We can gather what we need on the way to the gate.” Noah said evenly.
Altar one is raised! Round 3! Go to the gate and gather materials on the way for another one.
Noah stepped back, gloved hands resting briefly on his hips as he assessed the balance. He did not linger in admiration. One altar was witness. More would be presence. “The second will go near the gate. That’s where traders and hunters pass in and out.” It’s where everyone went in and out, but that was beside the point. Safrin’s light was meant to guide and protect.
He started walking, expecting them to follow, and brightened his face with a smile as he talked. “We can gather what we need on the way to the gate.” Noah said evenly.
Altar one is raised! Round 3! Go to the gate and gather materials on the way for another one.
If this is all the love my spirit can give
Just take it back tonight
