Melita was able to find wood. Not in abundance, not without going closer to the ruins to scavenge old roofs and doors and furniture, but with Fangorn's help, the little gourd low to the ground and with a fine appreciation for things that could burn like the fire inside him, the pair were able to find enough wood to keep the fire fed and the mortar from freezing solid in the bucket.
Caiside thought quickly, his elk's strength lending itself to changing the damaged sled's course quickly enough to save the rest of the load without turning so sharply that it was all lost over the side. The sled pulled with more difficulty now, tilted as it was and with its remaining burden of stones precarious. He could try pulling it back to the building site as it was, but it would risk the stones sliding off again. Or he could try repairing it, though he'd probably have to unload it to do so. Or maybe there was a third option...
Kiada was not so lucky in her attempts to salvage the lost blocks. Snow and twigs small enough to be moved by wings clattered in a haphazard fashion towards the tumbling stones, slowing them slightly but the heavier bricks had too much momentum and weight to be stopped by wood and frozen water. They fell into the darkness of the revealed basement, crashing into more wood below, their landings oddly muffled. Though she couldn't stop their descent, Kiada's bird's-eye view from above might catch sight of a nearby depression that, if one squinted, might almost look like a rootcellar door that might lead to some stairs...**
**(spoiler alert: there are definitely stairs, if Kiada wants to try and retrieve the lost blocks from the basement)
Jigano packed cold earth around the carved heartwood of the shrine and then stood to look at the pile of raw materials that Caiside and Kiada had already delivered before turning to Melita with a smile. "We can start building the base now, I think. Would you like to place the stones, or apply the mortar to hold them together? Lightly should be good enough. The weight of the stone should help hold it in place, and we don't want to cover up the 'bones' of the bridgerock."
The sled might function to get the stones back or not, if it isn't adjusted in some way. Who knows what the dice will decide?
There's a way down into the basement to retrieve the lost stones... or would it be easier to scavenge new ones?
Building in stone or securing with mortar, what sounds like more fun to Melita?
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PQ will continue in 48 hours or less! (LongNight's coming, so let's try to get it wrapped up soon!)
Kiada was not so lucky in her attempts to salvage the lost blocks. Snow and twigs small enough to be moved by wings clattered in a haphazard fashion towards the tumbling stones, slowing them slightly but the heavier bricks had too much momentum and weight to be stopped by wood and frozen water. They fell into the darkness of the revealed basement, crashing into more wood below, their landings oddly muffled. Though she couldn't stop their descent, Kiada's bird's-eye view from above might catch sight of a nearby depression that, if one squinted, might almost look like a rootcellar door that might lead to some stairs...**
**(spoiler alert: there are definitely stairs, if Kiada wants to try and retrieve the lost blocks from the basement)
Jigano packed cold earth around the carved heartwood of the shrine and then stood to look at the pile of raw materials that Caiside and Kiada had already delivered before turning to Melita with a smile. "We can start building the base now, I think. Would you like to place the stones, or apply the mortar to hold them together? Lightly should be good enough. The weight of the stone should help hold it in place, and we don't want to cover up the 'bones' of the bridgerock."
The sled might function to get the stones back or not, if it isn't adjusted in some way. Who knows what the dice will decide?
There's a way down into the basement to retrieve the lost stones... or would it be easier to scavenge new ones?
Building in stone or securing with mortar, what sounds like more fun to Melita?
PQ will continue in 48 hours or less! (LongNight's coming, so let's try to get it wrapped up soon!)
