Chapter 17: A Home for Zira and Back to the Mines
The next day, Caelen woke up with a plan. With Zira in his life—and more so, his expanding "village"—it was time to start working.
He went out into the sun, flinging his arms open wide. Zira trailed behind him, rubbing at her eyes and yawning.
"So. what now?"
"We build your house," Caelen replied matter-of-factly.
She grinned. "Really?"
"Hey, I did promise, didn't I?
They began cutting wood together. Caelen employed his stone axe, and Zira collected dry leaves and twigs to use on the roof. It was hours before anything happened, but a small hut began to form, incrementally, right next to Caelen's own.
They constructed walls, a basic roof, and even cut out a doorway. It wasn't ideal, but it was safe and warm.
By midday, they had something resembling an actual home.