After admiring their new armor, everyone took theirs back to their respective rooms. Which gave Endermonthe idea to make the house into a fully fledged out beginning castle. She began writing out everything they'd need to make it a reality. But after writing down the list, it was clear that castle was above their pay grade. So they modified the list to make it into an actual house.

More lumber and other materials, getting permission to build the house and people to help build it. The task seemed insurmountable. But Dresden who was bored, took a length of rope and began mapping out rooms, but without anything to hold the rope, it soon became a tangled mess. Grabbing rocks and sticks and regathering the rope, the three of them soon had rooms mapped out.

There was a spot for a kitchen, a space in the back for bathing and a communal room was in the works. There were some boards and metal left over from making the rooms and they started to put the outlines of the rooms together. But with no one really knowing the intricacies of carpentry thought it might be better if a more knowledgeable sort were there to help.

Gathering the materials again and stacking them at the back of the house, they decided to just sit back and relax. No quests, no adventures, just enjoying the sunshine. That only lasted a few minutes because Dresden started daydreaming and neither one wanted to listen to it, so they went to their rooms. Rutus, to go through the weapons stuff she got earlier an Endermon to write a letter thanking her parents for all the stuff they sent.

Since it was quite a long letter, it was dark when she finished it. Putting it aside to take to town later, she stretched and went outside to at least make a quick dinner. As she was cooking, Shiloh came ip and asked how Endermon's day went.

Endermon told her all that had happened and had Shiloh watch the food as she went and got Shiloh's package. Telling her the outside was a map that needed one more piece, Shiloh took the outside off and carefully set it aside.she got into the contents daintily. Not something one would expect from a vampire.

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Shiloh got an owl pendant and a flask that was covered in jewels. She also got a mask that covered her eyes. Endermon thought it was sweet that her parents got Shiloh something in case she couldn't make it to her coffin, or at least her carriage. Endermon showed Shiloh the letter she had written and Shiloh scanned it quickly. Grabbing a quill, she added things here and there. When she was finished, she gave Endermon a kiss and zipped off.

Endermon took the last piece of the map and finally got the picture. They were going to have to head north to the desert to try to find the treasure. She waited until Shiloh got back to share the news. Because for some reason, the other two were never around when these revelations took place.

Well actually, she knew why, but she wanted to share with Shiloh first. A few moments later, Shiloh showed up empty handed. Endermon showed her the map and expressed her concerns. She started to panic with all that needed to be done. She started going over a non-existent list until Shiloh put her hands on her shoulders.

This forced Endermon to calm down and breathe. When Shiloh let go, they sat down by the fire and began itemizing the things that would be of utmost importance to do before they left. First was to do a quick clean up of the property. Anything that could be used or sold should be rounded up and taken care of right away.

Then There was the issue of personal valuables, they had to decide whether or not to take them or decide what to do with them. Food would not be a problem as anything that didn't get packed away would be given to the wildlife.

And then there was the issue of whether or not to have someone stay there while they were gone. With some things decided and others that needed the voice of the whole group, Endermon and Shiloh went to Endermon's room and lie down on the bed just discussing various topics.