357 First orders (1/2)
After everything that Heila told me about the Saint and the ruins, I knew there was some kind ritual and the fact of choosing someone to protect their folk in the times of need, but it was the first time when I heard about any kind of curse!
”My lord, this is nothing more my the opinion of my father. He used to tell me the stories about the history of our tribe, but whenever I wanted him to tell me more about the heroes… His face turned sour. But if I may ask, what I'm about to tell could be considered a heresy for the others, so if your lordship would be generous enough, I would prefer to explain myself in some… More private place.”
Thinking about this, Gabriel's request was actually pretty sensible. With how Heila acted towards me, I doubt that she would intentionally withhold this kind of information from me, meaning that it wasn't something that everyone openly knew about.
”Okay then, let me finish the matters here, and I will fetch you then.”
While curious, there was no way I could just get him and go away while the people still continued to come inside the place. I still had to check how would the energy status of the stronghold change after everyone's arrival, delegate the tasks… Just thinking about everything that had to be done in order to lay out the foundation of efficient cooperation made my head hurt. Bothering with yet another big problem of the curse could be put aside for now!
After all, there wasn't any set time at which I had to get back to the island in order to check those ruins out!
Just as I thought that my problems would be gone, leaving me free to deal with the current problems, the reality once again showed its ass right into my face. This time, it took the form of those two attentive girls, grabbing both of my arms from each side and snuggling to me.
”Hey, how about we get to work right away? The sooner you will grant us a child, the better!”
Barely able to hold back my annoyance from showing up on my face, I somehow managed to twist my lips into what I hoped to look like an amiable smile, before escaping from their clutches.
”Stop it. We don't have time for this. Even if this place is safe and nice, we still need to organise housing, fields, pastures, not to speak about picking a leader for you guys or declaring the basic laws. I might find some time when I get back from my next journey to your island, but for now, we need to focus on the matters at hand!”
”Everyone, don't just stand idly like that. Drop the canopies to the side and gather around. No matter how much you like this place, I need you to learn its rules!”
Even if this kind of invite sounded like the necessary bit of salt added to the wholesome soup of the paradise they just discovered, it was necessary to do so. If all of them scattered around in awe of this land, just counting them would pose a hard task, not to speak about relaying my orders to them!
Seeing my struggle, Gabriel and his helpers jumped into action, forcing everyone to act according to my words. Thanks to their help, in just a few moments, all the baggage was thrown into one big pile of carved wood, with everyone already present in this subdimension, gathering in a single group beside me.
Thanks to this, as more and more people came, just a single look at the situation was enough for them to understand their tasks. In just five more minutes, the last person finally entered the place, allowing me to gauge how much the dimension grew.