9th of Ashan 719, Morning
The ninth of Ashan morning was cold, probable the coldest of the season so far. Getting up Wald's bones ached, the cold managed to get deep inside him. Not taking the time to stretch, Wald went out of the tent for his fire. Getting near the embers of the fire, there was a noticeable difference in temperature. The fire pit was keeping the surrounding air much warmer the away from it. Beginning the process of starting the fire up again, Wald added extra fuel to the fire. That way he could thaw out is body, from the deep cold sleep he had. Once the fire got going, the extra fuel began to catch. That fuel made the fire roar to life, the heat was intense. A slight shock went into Wald's body, as the difference in temperature hit him.
After a few bits, Wald had fully thawed out from the cold. He began to move around the camp area, staying within the walls. As the walls kept a large amount of warmth within. He would start working on the plan soon, he would need to work most of the day to finish. Moving the trees he gathered the other day, he moved them side by side. This was to judge how long they were to each other. Before starting the measurements, Wald took the top part of the trees away. Making them all around the same length, and removing the thinner top.
Once the tops were removed from the trees. Ylfa woke from her sleep, and left out of the tent. Taking a seat next to Wald, she asked him a question. "What is my job today, Master?"
With a smile, Wald shouldered his hatchet for a moment. Before responding to Ylfa. "Same as last Trial. I need you to watch the creature." Wald rolled his shoulders, popping them. "The hunt will be tomorrow, at this rate."
Ylfa nodded, and moved to the den. Like the good watch dog she was. As a spirit, Ylfa could completely hide from the bear. While she was gone, Wald began further work on his plan. Taking the hatchet, Wald measured the trees. Marking them into three pieces each, each piece was about two thirds the length of his body. Once the marks were set, Wald began chopping. Instead of a straight chop, he moved his chops from side to side. Slowly he rolled the trees, continuing his pattern. After around fifteen bits, Wald had finished the first cut. The tip of the removed piece was a crude spike, that needed work. Before working on the next cut, Wald began to chop the bottom of the removed piece. This time he only did one direction, making a wedge at the end.
Once he had completed the first spike piece, Wald began work on the next one. Each one took around fifteen bits to complete, if he wasn't doing the pattern he could of had it done faster. But this pattern helped speed up the next process of the set up.
