Welcome to Stories From Among the Stars.

You're listening to Legends and La Tez by Travis Baldry.

4.

The lumber, tiles, and other supplies came in piecemeal over the next few days.

Showers came and went, then the sky cleared entirely.

When it did, Viv and Cal repaired the hole in the roof, shucking old tiles down through

the gap to shatter on the floor.

She was surprised at how many of the timbers they had to take up to mend it fully.

Cal was just as methodical and mindful about the repair work as she'd hoped.

It was a hard two days of labor for the both of them, but the roof was fully proof against

water again.

Next Cal examined the interior, sounding the boards with a knuckle and several times digging

a fistful of dry rotten wood out and shaking his head at it.

After four days of prying out old timber and nailing in fresh, Viv started to wonder if

they might have been better off rebuilding the whole damn thing.

She rented the cart from the miller again to haul away the debris.

They built a permanent and sturdier ladder into the loft.

Viv was a fast study and a reasonable hand with a hammer and nails.

Accurately slinging a slab of metal and striking a target was squarely within the realm of

her abilities.

When Cal first clambered into the loft and spied black blood glimmering darkly in the

corner, he made no comment on it.

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