It was hard work, but between mer and humans working together the inlet was completed - and none too soon. Hadama swam to the edge and asked one of the townsfolk to bring the plans over for him to look at. He considered them solemnly for a little while and then nodded.
"I can start the foundation," he offered in his rumbling way. It was a matter of strength and careful precision in placing the first and largest stones, and while he couldn't swim with such weight he could at least pull himself partially out of the canal and help to guide them into place from his ground-level viewpoint, ensuring the foundation stones were level and placed on bedrock amidst the sandstone that was solid and would not shift in future storms or volcanic quakes.
Once the foundations were in place and secure he slipped back into the water to watch the rest, unable to participate further once the gate's sides grew too high for him to reach.
Hadama helps set the gate's foundations and makes sure they're secure for the others to build up from
"I can start the foundation," he offered in his rumbling way. It was a matter of strength and careful precision in placing the first and largest stones, and while he couldn't swim with such weight he could at least pull himself partially out of the canal and help to guide them into place from his ground-level viewpoint, ensuring the foundation stones were level and placed on bedrock amidst the sandstone that was solid and would not shift in future storms or volcanic quakes.
Once the foundations were in place and secure he slipped back into the water to watch the rest, unable to participate further once the gate's sides grew too high for him to reach.
Hadama helps set the gate's foundations and makes sure they're secure for the others to build up from
