I wait for some time to ensure that any entities she found are kicked out and aren’t going to attack me, then I scramble up a tree to take a snooze. Two hours later, I wake up to full darkness and am reminded again how nice perfect night vision is. Quickly, I find an animal nearby and drink my fill before resuming working on the house, laying logs and shaping the door and windows. Part of the way through the roof, I pause, then walk over to the lake. A large quantity of clay pulls itself out of the lakebed, flows into the house, and forms a sturdy brick fireplace. I finish off the roof in a workmanship style, nothing too fancy, and start work with a table and chairs as the sun starts to brighten the area.

A flash of light brightens the clearing briefly as Lillith steps outside and yawns. Twila stumbles out behind her, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

“Good morning, Superhero,” Lillith says, then stops, seeing the progress accomplished. “Superhero indeed, it seems…” She says, after recovering herself. She seems to remember the food in her hand, some sort of granola bar, and takes a bite, then offers me a bottle of water. I look up at her and respond, a little flustered.

“Perhaps, or maybe it's just normal.” Lillith is standing there in just a long shirt, and I can’t tell if she has shorts underneath. I kick my AI on and snap some photos of her beauty before accepting the water and turning back to the table. I note with a slight satisfaction that she doesn’t flinch away from me this time.

“How did you two sleep last night?” I ask.

“I slept fine. And Twila might not talk for another half hour.” Lillith says, yawning again. “I was exhausted. How did you sleep?”

“Just fine, thank you, besides getting a bunch of other work done while you sleepyheads ignored the worlds.”

Lillith pauses, then sticks out her tongue at me. “I don’t know whether to thank you or to say shhh.” She comments, “But I’m too tired to back either up right now.”

“That's alright, the sun’s just coming up if you want to watch it.” Lillith smiles and settles down on a nearby large stone.

I note to shape that rock to a bench later and finish the first chair, creating screws and a screwdriver to hold everything together.

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The next time I look up, there is a hint of red staining Lillith’s cheeks and her wings have wrapped around her body, hiding her. I smile, and assemble the second chair, then start the next, my enhanced speed boosting the project along handily. After a while, Lillith wanders over, now in a cropped faded sweatshirt and jeans.

“Anything I can do?” She asks.

I hand her the freshly finished pieces of the chair, the screws, and the driver,

“You can assemble this while I go work on beds.” I say with a smile and a solid gaze.

She nods and shyly glances away. “I can do that.” She says, taking the pieces of wood and laying them out on the table. She blinks a few times, then starts assembling the chair. I turn and start walking for the limb pile, it takes some time, but I find enough good wood to make basic beds for three. I turn back to see Lillith gingerly testing the chair, then smiling when it holds up. She sits, and nods, then stands and walks towards me. I have my arms full of good wood, and I make a temporary working pile next to the large rock Lillith was at earlier, pausing to reshape it into a more comfortable bench, then sit and start marking and drilling holes.

I get the beds assembled quite quickly, having practice with the thinner wood from the chairs. Lillith sits cross legged near me, handing me tools when I need them, but mainly staying quiet. I’m not sure where Twila is, I don’t see or hear her nearby.

“So… What did you do before Discovery?” I ask hesitantly.

Lillith shrugs. “Of my powers, you mean? I was in college. I wanted to help people somehow, but I had just started my first year of school. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do.”

I nod, “I was in the military.” I offer. I finish the parts for all the beds, and stand up.

“Care to help haul these inside?” I ask, hopefully. Lillith smiles.

“Sure.” She says, then focuses for a moment. A few of the pieces start floating off the ground. She grabs the closest few and waits for me to grab some. I start grabbing the lightened parts and head for the house, with her following close behind. Once inside, I start laying out parts and attaching them to make the frames. Lillith helps hold them in place for me. As we finish building the beds, Twila steps into the house dragging another wolf-rabbit, offering it to me, she smiles at Lillith and nods approvingly. Lillith scrambles up, brushing off her knees.

“Umm, we should probably eat too.” She says, stepping away from the creature.

I glance up at Twila, “Thanks for the food.” I stand up and take it, then leave again.

A few minutes later, I saunter back, wiping my lips to be sure I have no blood on them before the girls see me. I can hear the girls get quiet as I approach the cabin. Leaning against the doorpost, I look around the cabin. I planned windows on the walls, for the girls, the log walls sturdy against most attacks, weather or animal, the brick fireplace currently empty. Now with the bedframes, chairs, and table worked out, it just needs the softer touches of life.

I look at the girls, “I think it just needs mattresses, curtains, and the like; what do you two think?” Lillith looks around and smiles. “I like it.” She declares.

“That’s good, because I’m not building another one.” I wink at Twila. She grins and winks back.