In contrast to Taylor Vance's management style, Evelyn Ford's was simpler and more heavy-handed: everyone, without exception, had to follow her orders.
More and more refugees were moving to Fairgate, and soon there were even reports of missing children. When someone came to ask for help, Evelyn Ford sent Miles Vaughn and Quincy to handle it. She could ignore a missing adult, but she found it difficult to remain indifferent when a child disappeared.
Evelyn Ford decided to build a shed just for stacking firewood. They still had tens of tons of wood left over from building the cabins and the farm. She and Ronan Kendrick went to help, splitting the logs with axes and stacking them up.
"We must be burning through hundreds of pounds of wood a day now. Mr. Graham, are you and Miles Vaughn able to keep up?"
