Karrus would have grabbed a soda as well, but having no arms sort of complicated things, so instead he decided to look at the board more closely. Farwan was still walking, but he already knew that, and it was not why he decided to look at the board. Instead, he looked at the new city his creations were were building...
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They had decided to build their city underground, hewn into the dark-brown rock, where they would be sheltered from the cold. Every Artherian had their own room by now, and the dining rooms and workshops were finished as well. Their evacuation tunnel was coming along nicely, though Karrus hoped they would never need to use it. The city did not have the defensive layout he knew Farwan would have preferred. There were large balconies set up on the squares invaders would have to pass through, places where archers could ambush them from, but the city would rely on it's entrance as it's defensive system, if it had to. Currently, the only way into the city was the long brown staircase that led right into the barracks. Torches were mounted on the walls alongside the staircase. The Artherians themselves would not have much use for them, but they could be lit for any visitors that might arrive. A roof had been built over the staircase, to keep snow from falling in and covering the staircase, but no walls.
Four Artherians were working outside the city, fully exposed to the cold. They were building ice walls, but Karrus knew it was just something to keep them busy. Still, the walls were already half done, with glimmering watchtowers built out of ice at the two finished corners. It would probably end up being quite an impressive defense as well, if it continued to grow at this rate. But the real reason they were here were the kegs heaped up around the staircase where they took a break every hour or so.
After a few more hours, their shifts ended. Four new Artherians came up the staircase and resumed their work. The four previous workers were now resting in the warm baths that had been built just for this. It occurred to Karrus that there didn't really seem to be a leader yet. Maybe Farwan had been wrong about his companions. Or perhaps nobody had wanted to take control of the place until it was actually finished, and they could actually benefit from their role as leader. Karrus decided it didn't matter. What did matter, was that his theory had been correct. This was the argument he had used to convince Farwan to build their capital in the mountains, instead of in other, more hospitable areas. Not that Farwan had noticed his manipulation, of course.
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He leaned back in his chair, quite taken with himself. This called for a drink, he thought, even if it is that new guy's soda that nobody seems to like. Still, he wasn't able to grab and open it himself.
"Could someone...help me...with the soda?" he asked.
...This was embarassing.
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