{PRP}Carving New Life{Tallulah x Dysmas}

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StarshineAngel01

Dysmas had been planning this since the beach party. It had been hard to keep his mate from finding out his plans, but he hoped it would be worth it. The bright sunset male hoped his mate was ready for this step. They hadn't talked about it for awhile. All he could do was offer her the chance. If not, then he would simply wait until she was. He smiled fondly thinking of Lulah, his pretty sea girl.

The cry of a bird brought him back to his task at paw. Saying he had a surprise for her, he had asked her to wait inside their cave home while he set it up. And he'd made her promise not to peak with a wink. Dysmas moved out of sight of the cave entrance and rolled out a nice woven mat for them to lay on. Along one edge he carefully, and gently, placed around ten blocks of driftwood.

Each piece was roughed out into a semi-rectangular shape of about the same size. It had taken days to find the driftwood for them all. Satisfied that all was in place, he glanced at the sun. It was just starting to set. All was ready. Dysmas went back into his home to lead his mate out.

"I know we haven't exactly talked about this Lulah, but I thought maybe tonight would be a good time to try." He looked at her hopefully, knowing he would do whatever she wanted.  

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StarshineAngel01

"I thought we might give it a try if you want." He said softly. Though he thought she might be happy about it, he wanted to be sure. This wasn't something he wanted to rush her into. Still he puffed up at her praise. "Only a few days. I had to be sure you had a nice variety to choose from if you wanted to carve some idols tonight."

The male lead his mate onto the mat and gestured for her to lay down facing the blocks of wood. She was bracketed by the sun setting on one side and her sunset mate on the other. Dysmas grinned. He glanced at the different pieces of wood and wondered which one she'd choose first to work on.  

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StarshineAngel01

He gave a happy purr. This was what he'd hoped to hear. Dysmas settled himself onto the mat beside Lulah. He watched her and glanced at all the different blocks of wood. The male chuckled softly and leaned close. "Not yet dear. After you get your claws into them then they'll be lovely."

Dysmas watched her choose the closest block. He helped by holding the block or carving away small bits as she worked. "How many do you want to do?" His tail twitched lazily behind him. He was looking forward to seeing if these idols gained life, but first he was going to enjoy the time with his mate he spent carving them.  

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StarshineAngel01

Dysmas chuckled. He knew she would carve beautiful idols for them. She was beautiful, so how could she not? He took a moment to return the nuzzle then steadied the block again. The pounding of the surf sounded in his ears and soothed him.

He made a few delicate shavings to help define the shape of the idol. "Hmmm how about 5-6? Give some options." The male figured the cravings would all take some time to complete. Perhaps even days to get them all done. He'd make sure they set time aside to work on them every day.  

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StarshineAngel01

Time skip?

He grinned, "I always thought having a few extras never hurt either." Dysmas chuckled as she finished the idol and insisted he pick one. Glancing over the block he choose a block of darker wood. "Lets do this one," he murmured and pulled it closer. He'd really liked the dark wood when he'd found it.

Carefully he began to scrape away the wood in dark curls. A glance at the setting sun told him they might not finish this one tonight as the light was fading. He roughed out the shape and let Lulah decide what needed more work. "Looks like we're running out of daylight dear. Shall we put this on hold and continue later?"  

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StarshineAngel01

He wasn't totally sure that's how it worked, but he has no prior experience with caring idols. She was caring and loving and that was what mattered to him. The Grand Weaver would do what he'd do. Dys would be grateful for any idols breathed life into them. For now though they needed to focus on getting the idols carved.

He laughed and shook shavings from his coat. "Come along then Lulah. We'll get these tucked into bed and start fresh in the morning." Dys gestured for her to grab the completed idol as he carefully picked up the work in progress one. He led the way to a small niche that would be perfect to hold them until they were done carving all the idols. Dys gestured she should get ready for bed while he finished putting the other blocks away. "I'll join you shortly."

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The following morning, Dys made sure they had a nice big breakfast, with plenty left over for lunch. "Ready to get back to work Lulah?" As if carving idols was hardly work. It was more tedious. The wood was harder than he'd expected so carving it into the proper shape took longer. He gave himself a good stretch first.  

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StarshineAngel01

Dysmas grinned happily. She sounded like she was enjoying this. He nudged her food over to her. "Eat well so we can focus on those idols." He had planned to put up some palm fronds to provide shade while the worked. Then at noon they could break for more food and take a swim in the ocean. Yes it was going to be a lovely day.

The sunset male swished his tail. "When your finished come on out. I have stuff to do." With a wink at his mate, he slipped outside. Dys gathered up some large fronds and straight-ish sticks. Digging the sticks into the sand to hold it up and layering the fronds over it to create a nice lean-to. It'd be perfect once it got hotter out. For now the morning sun felt nice against his pelt. He laid out their blanket. The completed idols went on one side, the un-chosen blocks on the other, and the idol in progress in the middle. He looked at it with satisfaction as he waited for Lulah.