Closed [Sanctuary] Raising the Roofs (Kavala)

[Elem Bree]

85th of Fall, AV 512

Elem rose early, as he found himself doing more and more often lately. Between his nightly visits to the beach and his long workouts during the day, one would expect him to be sapped, lying in bed all day. However, his new studies did nothing but enhance his vitality and zest for life. Not to mention that Winter would give plenty of free time to sleep. He had the comfort of the Underground section of the Sanctuary and his bed, but many of the animals did not have this luxury, as the Zith attack had made plain.

He found his belt a necessity of late, as his body was becoming leaner than it was when he had first purchased it. Donning some linen pants and his low boots and stuffing a few pair of canvas and leather gloves into his belt, he grabbed a linen shirt and leather jerkin, making his way toward the grounds above. Skipping his exercise routine for the time being, Elem expected plenty of physical activity, as this was the day that he and Kavala would work on the barns for many of the four legged residents of the Sanctuary. It gave him a good feeling to know he was helping to shelter so many important lives.

The weather wasn't the greatest, with dark clouds out over the Suvan and a chilly breeze blowing in. The movement of the storms were north to south, parallel to their location. Elem said a quiet prayer of thanks to Zulrav for that blessing. With the time of year that it was, he didn't really expect it to be much better. At least it wouldn't be raining. The two had agreed to begin at the front of the facility, since the goat and pig barn were close together and would also help to frame up the entrance a good deal. Elem saw the tools that Kavala had brought up and slid his leather gloves on. He could hear the telltale sound of earth moving which meant Kavala was nearby..

[Kavala]

To say that the Konti was tired of building would have been an understatement. Yet, to see the plans she had made come to fruition everything had to be completed. And completed, indeed, before winter. They still had cows and goats without shelter, and Kavala had plans to get a few pigs from the bazaar to flesh out their foodstores. But before they did that, Kavala had to make sure there were shelters for the animals to stay in.

With cows and pigs it was different. They only needed simple structures to see them through. Kavala had rolls and rolls of parchment designs, one in fact for the Cows, Pigs, and Goats. The basic structure was always the same. It was the equivalent of a six stall barn, minus anything inside, with a large sliding door to open and close shutting in or letting in the elements. The build would include a pasture, fencing, and digging for a well to water the animals with. Each build would be almost exactly alike except the goat barn needed to have lots of toys and things for the goats to play out. Kavala planned to do that with Reimancy, building them rock piles, tables, and even some shelters out in their runs in case they didn't want to go inside, even in bad weather.

"So, here's our plans, Elem." Kavala said, unrolling the parchment on her little portable table so that he could see the simple buildings plans. "Nothing fancy. We also have all the dimensions already staked out in the ground. So all we need to do is really set corner posts, frame the walls in, set roofs and I can stone the rest over with reimancy." Kavala said, nodding to Aweston who showed up carrying her tookkit and dumping the large bag filled with hammers, nails, and assorted measuring devices by them. He'd also brought the table, knowing Kavala had planned to get involved in this build today.

"What do you think? Want to help me set some corner posts and start nailing together a frame?" She asked, hoping he'd agree to help.

[Elem Bree]

Elem watched as Kavala showed him her plans, nodding and smiling to Aweston as he arrived. He listened and did his best to absorb what she was telling him, but it was all very new. Of course, many things had been new as of late, so no reason to buck over that. Compounding the thinking was the idea that Kavala really seemed to be multiple people in one body. As much as Elem had improved himself and pushed himself, it seemed like he was unconscious in comparison to the Konti.

Sure, she was much older and had time to figure these things out, but it still seemed like he would have to really raise his own bar much higher than even he had believed prior. Maybe, he was being too hard on himself. It was hard to tell, really.

"Looks great. Yeah, let's do it. I don't have much experience in this kind of work, but I definitely want to learn how to help out with building. Reimancy just isn't my thing. I am glad there are other ways to help build, for sure." He smiled at Kavala and Aweston, ready to get some work done. He could tell from the piles of materials and the nature of the tools present that he would also be able to exercise and work muscle groups that hadn't been used as much with his exercises. He was slowly understanding that he had to work with different muscle groups in order to keep the entire body in peak condition. Sticking with one would put too much strain on weaker groups. that wouldn't help anyone if he was out with a tear.

"What's first?"