The following day, the bright sun shimmered down on the multiple workers still active on the mining site, each and every one following Seraphina's orders with a newfound diligence.
News of the project had spread. The villagers already took note, and while they didn't know the exact details, they knew their young lord was working on something important.
If it was a plan from Lord Dorian, they reasoned, then it was most likely another grand miracle in the making.
Their barony had grown and changed so much because of him, after all.
As such, many of the people of the barony volunteered to help out for free.
The young men handled most of the heavy lifting, while the women, led by the baroness herself, provided care and food to make the men's jobs easier.
...
With an air of professionalism, Dorian moved towards Gatty's team, Seraphina walking right behind him. They both looked utterly exhausted, as though they could collapse at any second.
