The Sword of Bheleu (2015)
“Nor was building stone lacking, since the ring of ruins provided all that might be needed. It was sound wood, for roofing, flooring, and furniture, that was most sorely missed. Ceilings could be constructed of arched stone and roofs made of thatch, but such work took vast amounts of time, as well as consuming great quantities of stone and requiring elaborate scaffolding.
There were no forests or even groves anywhere in the vicinity; firewood had traditionally been gathered from bushes by th...ose fortunate enough to use wood at all, rather than dried dung. No building had been done in Skelleth since the completion of the Baron’s mansion some two hundred years earlier. Prior to that, wood had been shipped in by caravan in great wagons, as had much of the stone and other material.
What wood could be salvaged was used, but the supply ran out when some twenty-odd houses had been erected and before any had been furnished.
There was talk of using the wood, chairs, and tables from the King’s Inn, but that was quickly abandoned when it became clear that neither Garth nor the Forgotten King thought much of the idea.MoreLess
There were no forests or even groves anywhere in the vicinity; firewood had traditionally been gathered from bushes by th...ose fortunate enough to use wood at all, rather than dried dung. No building had been done in Skelleth since the completion of the Baron’s mansion some two hundred years earlier. Prior to that, wood had been shipped in by caravan in great wagons, as had much of the stone and other material.
What wood could be salvaged was used, but the supply ran out when some twenty-odd houses had been erected and before any had been furnished.
There was talk of using the wood, chairs, and tables from the King’s Inn, but that was quickly abandoned when it became clear that neither Garth nor the Forgotten King thought much of the idea.MoreLess
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