It was what it was

His daughter's enthusiasm and brightness never failed to astound him and lift his spirits. He knew there had to be a bit of denial fueling that cheeriness, but he just didn't have it in his heart to dampen the spirit she carried. He quietly hoped that Jane's wishes weren't unfounded and that Azariah and Everlyse would return before his sweet girl succumbed to the loss that he and many of other children were feeling. When she rushed up to him to give him a hug, he grinned and chuckled, returning her hug just as happily. She was certainly the most affectionate of her siblings and he would never turn down any amount of hugs or snuggles from her. "Wonderful!" he replied with she agreed to help him, giving a little nod to the space beside him so that she could join him next to the fire. "Hopefully it won't be too difficult. Then you can have some to take to your room when we're done if you'd like. They should be really comfortable to lay on at least!"

He passed her the bowl of pine pitch since she was laying closer to the fire than he was and told her, "Could you put that in front of the fire for me, darling? Not too close - just along the edge there. That will need to warm up some before we can use it." He then pulled over the roll of cloth and started spreading it out in front of them, passing the roll her direction to finish spreading it out. It was either big enough to make one large pillow once they folded it in half which was fine since he had a few pieces the same size as this one. The thick fabric seemed to be almost two sided with the same pattern, but one side showed mostly blue with white accents while the other side was the opposite with mostly white showing and blue accenting it in a floral sort of motif.

He hummed thoughtfully, considering the two sides. "What do you think, Jane? Which side do you like better?" He asked, showing her both options again. "We'll use whichever side you like best for the outside of the pillow."

Walk | "Talk" | think