i will endure the night for the promise of light
Noah nodded along at Deimos idea of sending Belial. "Eira can go as well." It is her name spoken only that has the companion gliding down from the tree she had taken shelter in, one of the sparse few in the area of their shelters. She chirped and headed off after the peryton, her bulky white fluff nearly disappearing against the white of the snow.
Having not worked on the last physically difficult task, Noah only took a few sips of the tea Cordelia prepared for him before getting back to work. He knew they would take time to rest, but Noah still had stamina to move forward with the project. He moved what he could on his own, sweat beading on his forehead and running down his neck. He shifting and lifted boards and logs until his back groaned at him, the muscles in his legs moaning alongside it. His body was a chorus of aches, but the work was necessary.
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Noah doesn't take a break and keeps working on the next building!
THE SENTINEL OF THE NORTH
