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"We would be sleeping in one of these domes. This one is simply an example." Ianto stood up and easily bounded over several of the downed trees until he was standing beside the dome.
The dome was of moderate size and was nestled snugly between the four fallen trees around it. Ianto was actually standing on one of the four collapsed trees, hands on his hips as he reappraised his work-looking for any issues or holes that he could fix. The branches, reeds, and other plant material that covered the top left few gaps for wind, rain, and small creatures. The plant material that covered it gave it a sort of camouflaging effect, hiding it from the glancing eye.
"There are two entrances." Ianto stepped onto the log that was towards the stream they had previously walked by. "The entrances are duplicates of one another-both being the same approximate size and shape, but placed on different sides. Because the entrances are large, some small animals may take a liking to this place. However, I can easily make something to block the holes to keep them out." he paused, waiting for any comments from the girls.
Ianto was, in fact, standing on the log that created the top of one of the two entrances he had just described.
"Go ahead and look around-inside or out- and tell me what you think." Ianto fell silent and turned to walk back to the stream.
As soon as he was clear of the trees, he fell into a slow jog to the stream, where he collected an armful of reeds and was back within a couple of minutes. Taking a seat on one of the various fallen trees, he set down his load beside him and, picking up a few of the reeds, he began weaving them together.
Kaelii simply raised an eyebrow at the clearing. She, unlike Danielle, noticed the dome almost immediately. With a curious face, she climbed with ease to the entrance that Ianto had mentioned. Crouching down, Kaelii crawled into the dome and found that it was carpeted by reeds that were woven together into a sort of rug. She quickly found that the abode was long enough for her to comfortably stretch out on her back or stomach and wide enough that she could curl up in a ball without taking up so much room that another person could not lay beside her. However, the roof of the dome was short, just tall enough for her to sit up, slightly hunched, and not hit her head on the branches above. Crawling back out, Kaelii rose and stretched her back.
"Quite cozy in there. I wouldn't mind staying the night." she couldn't help but grin, remembering that the nights had been cold this past week and the warm abode would be a happy respite from the tree she normally resided in, which provided no shelter from the elements.
Whilst she had been inside, Kaelii had also noted that there was room enough for some bags to fit within alongside the residents. She had discovered that there were few holes in the roofing that had not been covered, creating a nice cover from the sun. Now that she was outside again, she saw several places where similar structures could be built if miscellaneous debris were cleared from it.
Taking a seat on a log, Kaelii turned to Danielle, "What do you think?"
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"I think they're nice." she said in reply to Kaelii's question.
She looked at Ianto and watched him weave the reeds. It was amazing how he could thinkto build something like this.
"Ianto, how long did it take you to put these together?" she asked.
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"Not too long. It is just a lot of weaving and assembling, I suppose. Gotta make a sort of frame for the top. So, will you two stay?" he was hardly paying attention to the reeds in his hands anymore- his fingers were pulling the strands taut in their places before he started a new row.
Pausing in his weaving, he pushed a lock of dark brown hair from his face and looked over at the girls expectantly- awaiting their answers. A moment later his fingers were at it again. Within a couple more minutes he would have successfully made a small screen. Pushing himself to his feet, he moved over to one of the entrances to the shelter and knelt down beside it, ducking his head to see what he was doing better. He had tied off the ends of all the reeds, creating loops all around the rectangle of plant. Grabbing a stray branch from the ground beside him, he worked it into the current framework of the roof of the abode, and once it was secured there, he slid the loops on one side of the screen onto the branch before he secured the latter to the ground by creating a dip in the ground and pushing the end of the branch into it. Finished with that side, he quickly did the other three, but assembled them in such a way that they could easily be manipulated so that the screen could be moved and access could be gained to the dome.
Standing up, he didn't bother to brush the dirt from his jeans, instead choosing to go sit back on his log.
"Amazing." she looked around her with awe before she got distracted- pulling her hair up into a ponytail so that it wouldn't fall into her face.
"I'll stay." Kaelii spoke the words without a second thought.
Decision made known, she stood up and moved over to one of the abodes, which she put her bags into- a sign of finality.
"What about you, Dani?" Kaelii moved back over to the girl, their earlier quarrel already at the back of her mind.
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"I'll stay." she said.
She watched as Ianto went in the domes to attach the newly woven screen. After he got them in, Kaelii put her back in one of the domes. Daniell sighed and put her backpack in a dome as well. Since everything wasall settled, she decided to take go back to her previous spot tomake sue no one else found it. She still thought of that place as hers. And now Kaelii's too. She didn't mind sharing it with Kaelii. She seemed like a worthy person that wouldn't annoy her like other people did. They just didn't value things the way she did. Other people were also too reliant. That was something she liked about Kaelii. Kaelii wasn't super reliant on her parents of authorities. She was a big girl and could handle tings on her own. Before leaving, she turned to Kaelii.
"Wanna come?" she asked.
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