Their movements had found a shared rhythm. No wasted motion, no stone forced where it did not wish to sit. The Citadel wind moved around them, tugging at their cloaks and hoods, but it did not break the focus that had grown between the three of them.
Noah selected each stone with the same careful attention he would give to setting a trapline or choosing a path through ice. When a stone slid even a finger’s width too easily, he turned it. When it resisted slightly before settling, he left it. Nina’s choices continued to anchor the base with steady confidence, her stones broad and patient against the frozen ground. Erebos worked the smaller pieces between them, bracing gaps and locking the larger ones together so that the structure tightened with each addition of the blue goldstone. Every layer seemed to understand the one beneath it.
The altar rose slowly, and they had enough materials to build another sister altar next to it. Together they set it in place.
The sun was starting up brightly at this point, casting shadows of their finished work. Noah bowed his head slightly, breath fogging in the cold. ”Safrin’s light will stand here. Great work!” he said with gratitude.
Great work everyone!
FIN
Noah selected each stone with the same careful attention he would give to setting a trapline or choosing a path through ice. When a stone slid even a finger’s width too easily, he turned it. When it resisted slightly before settling, he left it. Nina’s choices continued to anchor the base with steady confidence, her stones broad and patient against the frozen ground. Erebos worked the smaller pieces between them, bracing gaps and locking the larger ones together so that the structure tightened with each addition of the blue goldstone. Every layer seemed to understand the one beneath it.
The altar rose slowly, and they had enough materials to build another sister altar next to it. Together they set it in place.
The sun was starting up brightly at this point, casting shadows of their finished work. Noah bowed his head slightly, breath fogging in the cold. ”Safrin’s light will stand here. Great work!” he said with gratitude.
Great work everyone!
FIN
If this is all the love my spirit can give
Just take it back tonight
