Hemming was so pleased to put such an expression on his friend's face. As he continued to explain his plan, though Dawali seemed to understand his idea and it didn't seem all that necessary to continue, there was a smile creeping across his lips. He finished his statement and watched, his smile widening even further, as the red wolf started to pull out ropes. At last they had come to a satisfactory plan! With Dawali's next words, Hemming was almost as excited to complete the building as his Kalona was. He clutched the end of the rope and pulled it out a little to see how long it was, glad to see that it would be long enough to stretch across the tall logs with even a little extra slack. Eyeing the nails that the other was presenting to him now, he grinned widely and replied, "Great!" Even if Dawali had not known the exact method by which he would erect the pillars, he had come prepared.
The smoky wolf was just considering the mechanism by which they could most securely fasten the rope to the ground with the great spikes when Dawali recognized the bit of work that would postpone their fun. Slightly amused by how caught up they had become in the thrill of actually get the pillars up, Hemming rolled his eyes upward and sighed. Their brilliant plan, for the time being, was squashed by the necessary grunt work. It was not the most interesting part of the work they had to do, by far, but hopefully digging the holes would be easy work. If they did it quickly and efficiently they could be onto the fun stuff soon enough. "I guess so," he replied, "Do you have a shovel?" Such a thing would make the task go much more quickly.
Despite this little bit of tedium, Hemming's anticipation of the rest of the building process kept him stimulated and motivated, and the spirit of a smile stayed upon his face.