Jamie's seen the map of the damage in the city, but wanted to take a closer look. After spending a good few hours surveying the area, he's actually on his way out. Noticing the 'sunset', he decides to go slightly out of his way to see if Goliath is awake. When he gets close enough, he calls out, "Goliath? Are ye home?"
He's about to glance up to check the gargoyle's usual perch, when he notices that the castle did not escape the battle intact. He frowns and moves forward, picking his way over the rubble to take a closer look. The faint noise of the stone skin hitting the rubble finally draws his attention back upward.
There's not a lot of wind to glide, so Goliath spirals down in what is more a controlled fall. After his rest, he looks - and is - none the worse for wear.
"Aye." There were no dreams. It was wonderful. "And Katara fixed up my leg, so it's much better." Jamie flexes it - it's still a little stiff, but considering what shape it was in before? He's pretty pleased about that, and that Goliath seems to be in good shape as well. "Ye look like ye made it through without a scratch. I'm glad to see that."
He reaches down and picks up one of the pieces from the rubble, turning it over thoughtfully. "I think some of this will still be useful for repairs." Glancing back at Goliath, he offers, "Do ye want me to start by sorting through that, or did ye have something else in mind?"
"My kind heal in our sleep." And right now he's especially glad of it. "And I am glad to see you made it through as well.
He surveys the damage, breathing in deeply as he thinks. He's helped repair this castle before, but never to this extent. "Sorting through, yes, that will be the first step. There are pieces that can be mortared back into place, but they need to be separated by size."
There are chunks of the wall still intact - he begins to lift one, and it cracks in half. Fortunately, he jerks his foot out of the way just in time for it not to be smashed by the rubble.
"That's verra handy," Jamie comments, sounding impressed. It is, too. Although there is the small drawback that you have to spend half the day being a stone statue, which is not quite as handy.
He's moving to set the piece of rubble over to one side when he hears the sound of stone smashing to the ground. Whirling around, he's just in time to see the remnants of the chunk Goliath is holding disintegrate.
"Aye. Carefully might be good," he says dryly.
Well, that particular pile is as good as any to start with. Jamie makes his way back in and looks through it to see what he can salvage. He picks up a few pieces of varying size and takes them back to where he put the other one, arranging them from largest to smallest.
"Yes, like that." He hefts the remainder of the piece of wall, setting it in a far corner away from the rubble. "These, we can use to remake the wall, but that is a long time in coming. I do not know how to make mortar. I will have to learn."
The resources in the media library are infinite. He'll look it up.
"I do not expect to complete this quickly," he adds, but does not sound downtrodden or angry at the prospect. "I am tired from my healing, as I am sure most of the crew is. But it will get done, in time."
He looks at Jamie, with an approving smile. "In less time, with help. For which I am grateful."
"Aye, well, if ye canna figure it out, ye can always try using the slop." It's certainly got the right consistency, in Jamie's opinion - but he knows it won't work. Not really.
He picks through the rubble, throwing aside pieces that would be too small to use effectively. Glancing up, he nods. "It may take a wee bit, but we'll get the castle fixed. And the rest of the city, too." There's no slightly sarcastic humor in that statement, however. He is quite serious about helping to rebuild.
"And ye are a friend, Goliath. I'll help ye out any way I can."
He's about to glance up to check the gargoyle's usual perch, when he notices that the castle did not escape the battle intact. He frowns and moves forward, picking his way over the rubble to take a closer look. The faint noise of the stone skin hitting the rubble finally draws his attention back upward.
"Och, there ye are. Did ye want some help?"
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There's not a lot of wind to glide, so Goliath spirals down in what is more a controlled fall. After his rest, he looks - and is - none the worse for wear.
"Have you slept, my friend?"
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He reaches down and picks up one of the pieces from the rubble, turning it over thoughtfully. "I think some of this will still be useful for repairs." Glancing back at Goliath, he offers, "Do ye want me to start by sorting through that, or did ye have something else in mind?"
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He surveys the damage, breathing in deeply as he thinks. He's helped repair this castle before, but never to this extent. "Sorting through, yes, that will be the first step. There are pieces that can be mortared back into place, but they need to be separated by size."
There are chunks of the wall still intact - he begins to lift one, and it cracks in half. Fortunately, he jerks his foot out of the way just in time for it not to be smashed by the rubble.
". . . carefully, of course."
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He's moving to set the piece of rubble over to one side when he hears the sound of stone smashing to the ground. Whirling around, he's just in time to see the remnants of the chunk Goliath is holding disintegrate.
"Aye. Carefully might be good," he says dryly.
Well, that particular pile is as good as any to start with. Jamie makes his way back in and looks through it to see what he can salvage. He picks up a few pieces of varying size and takes them back to where he put the other one, arranging them from largest to smallest.
"Something like that?"
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The resources in the media library are infinite. He'll look it up.
"I do not expect to complete this quickly," he adds, but does not sound downtrodden or angry at the prospect. "I am tired from my healing, as I am sure most of the crew is. But it will get done, in time."
He looks at Jamie, with an approving smile. "In less time, with help. For which I am grateful."
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He picks through the rubble, throwing aside pieces that would be too small to use effectively. Glancing up, he nods. "It may take a wee bit, but we'll get the castle fixed. And the rest of the city, too." There's no slightly sarcastic humor in that statement, however. He is quite serious about helping to rebuild.
"And ye are a friend, Goliath. I'll help ye out any way I can."
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