It was true. Two people who had recently lost a loved one, a stoic warrior, and a loner courier did not make for the best group of conversationalists.
But eventually the foundations dried, the walls rose, and Tal looked at the nearly-completely tower with some personal satisfaction in spite of the long days of awkward silences.
"I can get to work on the inside framing," he offered once more; he had wood-working skills from building and repairing his own sleds. Which wasn't quite the same as being good at construction, but he knew how to fasten joints and cut lumber to the right length, and he had no problem asking some of the more experienced Halovians who were helping them for advice.
With a saw and lumber in hand Tal got to work, keeping up with the soldiers who were helping as they carried the completed lengths of lumber inside to piece together into the building's wooden skeleton.
Tal gets to work cutting lumber, getting the NPCs to help him carry it inside, and joining it together to create the internal frame and support for the Watchtower - including a rough plank floor at the top for their watcher to stand on.
But eventually the foundations dried, the walls rose, and Tal looked at the nearly-completely tower with some personal satisfaction in spite of the long days of awkward silences.
"I can get to work on the inside framing," he offered once more; he had wood-working skills from building and repairing his own sleds. Which wasn't quite the same as being good at construction, but he knew how to fasten joints and cut lumber to the right length, and he had no problem asking some of the more experienced Halovians who were helping them for advice.
With a saw and lumber in hand Tal got to work, keeping up with the soldiers who were helping as they carried the completed lengths of lumber inside to piece together into the building's wooden skeleton.
Tal gets to work cutting lumber, getting the NPCs to help him carry it inside, and joining it together to create the internal frame and support for the Watchtower - including a rough plank floor at the top for their watcher to stand on.
