Word Count :: 300+ Day time, Liliya in Optime, Borgata Tecolotl bay overlooking Isle Haute. Liliya has just finished building the dock.
Done…? It was… done. She exhaled a deep sigh of relief, standing at the bay side staring at her creation. Over a month in the making, the small dock was finally rooted to land and jutted out over the water. It reached deep enough into the sea to dock just a few small boats, but it was better than what Salsoa had before… nothing. It was a good foundation, one that would work as a good start and be possible for the pack to expand upon in the future. Liliya set her hands to her hips and nodded once, proud of the construct before her. Her hands had salvaged and put all of this together, just a moment ago the last nail went into the final beam and her dock was done. It was a beautiful sight…
Except… there was one major thing missing. The boat.
That was another task entirely. The dock was built before the boat, and ironically some of the supplies for the dock had come from a dismantled sailboat. Now there was another task, to build a sturdy rowboat that could transport the pack from this dock to the island across the way. The boat needed to be large enough to transport many Luperci and possibly some cargo, yet lightweight enough to be pulled ashore, for there was no dock on the other side yet.
“Hmm…” she hummed to herself as she stared out over the crystalline water, her eyes fixated on the island across the way. What treasures did it hold? Was it a mystery land full of useful flora and fauna, or was it just dead, useless rock? The thought thrilled her. She was eager to know, yet still there was much to be done. Maybe, if she was lucky, when she began to search for supplies to build the boat out of she could find many pieces already constructed. Or, just to hurry things along and get the first expedition out there she could build a raft, just to get them by for now.
Image courtesy of mnshots@Flickr; table by the Mentors!
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