Working together

A little grin pulled at Avacyn's lips as Albion corrected her statement with saying that they could enjoy their day once the task was done—their day to spend together. "Our day," she agreed with a chuckle, looking up at him with pleased affection. Things had felt rocky when she had first invited him here and he moved into Elysium, but little things like that gave her hope that things could work out. She nodded in agreement when he moved on to the work she described, going with him to the pile of wood pieces. As he selected one of the larger pieces out of the bunch, she helped to carry it over before directed him where she wanted it, making good use of his height to get the log in place against the corner of the structure. She had him hold it there then as she went over to her tools, gathering a short handled hammer and a few rough nails she had made, tapping them into place to connect the piece of wood to the rest of the structure.

After the first piece was in place it was easy to repeat that pattern several more times, reinforcing the corners and fixing a few places where the wall hadn't held up as well as other places. By the time they were done with the walls of the structure it seemed far more sturdy than it had before. It wasn't a fancy building by any means, just a modest building to step into in order to escape the weather, but it suited its purpose just fine. "That should do it," she said with a satisfied sigh, grinning up at Albion as she settled back on her haunches for a moment to take a short rest. "Now all that's left is adding some more thatch to the roof." She lifted her paw and pointed out a stump that stood next to the building on one side. "I climbed up on that to reach most of the roof. Would you climb up there and I'll pass the material to you? It would probably be easier for you to reach."

"Avacyn Mendacium"