Riley

The sun was high in the blue sky as Fantine and I walked along the wide dirt path near the riverbank, and three mountain warriors were carrying long wooden boards toward the framing of a new house while two valley guards helped them lift the heavy roof beams into place. Six weeks had passed since our coronation ceremony down in the village square, and seeing Silas's people rebuilding their homes side by side with our valley men made the long walk up the mountain trail worth every bit of effort.

"Look at how fast they got those four river houses framed up, Riley, and it was only last Tuesday...