a roof to shelter
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If I had words to make a day for you,

I'd give you a morning, golden and true.

I would make this day last for all time,

Give you a night deep in moonshine.


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13.08.12 . various times . sveit village building site . optime form
Because I am an awfully sucky person and didn't get the third building thread up last monday when I was supposed to, we figured it would be best to convert this into a read only. The fourth building thread and celebration/opening thread will be up shortly also, so there will be things to post in!


His overjoyous behaviour the last few days had surely attracted attention and Saul had spilled the beans to his immediate family. Lilin was pregnant and there would be more mouths to feed in a handful of weeks. Temeraire hadn't taken it too badly, but he'd disappeared shortly after being told. Saul had assured Lilin that that was just his way of dealing with things. He'd returned a few days later to offer his congratulations and seemed genuinely happy for them. There was always something of a lack of interest in the boy that sometimes worried Saul- he hadn't been openly emotional when he had announced his mateship to Lilin, he'd simply offered Lilin a soft kiss on the hand before he'd moved back. When he'd moved out of the house and into one of his own, he'd disappeared for the day and when he'd returned, he was logical and his mind was made. Saul wouldn't say there was a lack of emotion, but it was as if he wasn't particularly bothered about what was happening around him. It was worrying sometimes, though he knew there was little he could do about it.


Today was a work day, the day the roof was to go on. Over the past week since the walls had gone up, aside from the big news of Lilin's and Colibri's pregnancies and the unfortunate circumstances in which they'd been conceived, Saul had found time to erect the four 'A' frames and the inside ceiling rafters. The 'A' frames sat comfortably against the rafters, secured with wooden pegs that would hold it together. He'd been worried at first that the walls would collapse outward once the weight of the rafters and frame were on. The horizontal position of the rafters seemed to strengthen the walls, especially when he'd pegged the frame down to tie it all together. After having thrown himself against the walls at varying intervals to see if they would move with his weight, he was satisfied that the walls were strong enough to withstand reasonable damage. He'd spent the day yesterday coating the outer walls in tree sap, which stuck the planks further together as well as providing a natural waterproof.


Today was the day they would lay the roof on. After a lengthy conversation with Wretch, Saul had procured two of her tarpaulins and with help, the building party had gone about nailing the material tight across the side of the 'A' frames. He knew it was perhaps unconventional and he didn't think he'd see the method used in the books he'd read. But it would act as waterproofing as well as a base to lay everything over. The process was long and arduous, bringing the planks up from the ground, positioning them so that they lay flat against the beam connecting all four 'A' frames. Nailing the planks into was precarious and the builders assembled had great fun taking it in turns to climb up the wall of their nearly completed village hall to whack some nails into a plank of wood. They'd completed one side of the roof before taking a break.


The second half of their roofly adventure seemed to result in more injuries- Saul himself procured at least five splinters in his hands and a graze on his arm where he'd slipped and caught himself on the rafters. Afternoon was growing heavy when they finished the second half of the roof. There was still a few gaps on either side of the A shaped roof where the walls were too short and it took them another hour or two to seal up these gaps in the wood. When, finally, the group stood back at the end of the day and surveyed their work, surprise turned into contentment when they realised how close they were to finished. The double door still needed to be fitted and the windows needed some glass. The interior would be relatively easy to complete and could be done late. With weary limbs all around, the building party turned back to Jordheim, happy in their achievements.
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