‘Teacher, take a look over there.’ The young boy pointed to the crowd that was encroaching from the distance.

  ‘Wow, that is a lot of people; things will be better from now on.’ Edmund climbed down the ladder he was on.

  ‘Have you finished? I tried using different colors on the sign, but it didn't work.’ The youngster crossed his arms.

  ‘I will teach this to everyone in tomorrow’s class, but you came close. Well done. Continue with the experiments.’ Edmund grinned at the boy.

  ‘My sister will prepare dinner today if you want to join her; she said it would be nice if you could.’ The boy poked Edmund with his elbow.

  ‘Maybe tomorrow; I want to verify whether these people believe Ariadne is a goddess like rumors said.’ Edmund's arms were crossed.

  ‘She is not? Everyone I know thinks she has divine powers or something.’ The young boy stared at Edmund and rubbed his head.

  ‘What?’ Edmund looked confused.

  ‘Yeah, isn't she?’ The boy kept staring at Edmund in confusion.

  ‘Well… Maybe… A normal mortal is what she isn’t.’ With an awkward smile, Edmund pats the boy’s head.

  ‘Right?’ The young boy smiled.

  Edmund began to make his way toward the town's entrance. He didn’t realize that people in the town would regard Ariadne as a goddess. As Egor stated in his periodic reports, everyone on the caravan could use the devices, which could be a blessing, but for him, that should be a problem for her to solve, not his. He might begin the train track construction.

  ‘Thank the goddess!' Edmund grinned, and he laughed sarcastically.

  Everyone was doing their daily business at the mansion, and there was a calm atmosphere. They were used to the lights because some workers had them in their homes. They didn’t view the night as a time to be feared, like before, but as a time for other activities. Rita, however, disturbed their peace as she ran through the mansion.

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  ‘Your Highness!!’ Rita spoke out loud while running into Ariadne's office.

  ‘Rita, calm down. What is wrong?’ Ariadne stood up.

  ‘There is a sea of people at the village's entrance.’ Rita attempted to breathe deeper.

  ‘So they have arrived; prepare the carriage; I need to see for myself if they think I’m a goddess.’ Ariadne started to leave the office.

  ‘Of course you are, Your Highness; many people, including myself, believe you are a goddess sent from heaven to save us.’ Rita grinned at the duchess and started to follow her.

  ‘What?!?’ Rita's words caused Ariadne's eyes to widen as she muttered.

  While waiting for everyone to arrive, Edmund stood outside the town with Alon and additional soldiers. Weeks before, the duchess ordered the building of more houses, but the amount reported by the scout team was too much for them to believe. Now, in front of them, the reports were accurate.

  ‘They will have to wait here to be relocated to other villages, or they will help build more houses; being an immigrant is difficult, huh?’ While observing the approaching wagons, Edmund uttered these words.

  ‘Well, as long as they cooperate, we can solve this issue. The only problem is that these people think the duchess is a goddess, which is dangerous to me. Even my wife believes she possesses divine powers.’ Alon begins to wave for the wagons.

  ‘I completely missed this, huh? Your wife prays to her?’ Edmund laugh.

  Alon looked at Edmund with the corner of his eye and gave him an awkward laugh while nodding. As the people arrived, Alon directed them to a location near the town where he had prepared the day before. He stood up in one wagon, took a cylinder-shaped object from his pocket, looked at one soldier to his side who had put a square box on the ground, and began to speak into the device, and his voice was amplified.

  ‘Hello, my name is Alon Agron, and I’m the captain of the Duchess army. There aren’t enough homes in the town for everyone, but we will place people in villages. If you would like, you can also help build more homes in the town.’ Alon pointed to the town.

  Alon stepped out of the wagon as some women in uniform began to ask the new people names and make notes on their tablets. The soldiers were assisting everyone on the caravan in setting up camp. Ariadne’s were coming close to them.

  ‘I’m glad Ariadne is coming because I don’t belong here. I'm just curious to see how they will react to her.’ Edmund started to move toward the carriage.

  ‘Why not look for more students to instruct? More weapons would be invaluable.’ Alon grinned as he walked after Edmund.

  ‘They were homeless or lived in the woods; if they can’t write, I wonder how they can be useful in this way, but the women there gather information; maybe some of them can be.’ Edmund shrugged his shoulders.

  ‘Don’t you feel bad about being prejudiced, huh?’ Added Alon.

  ‘I’m just telling the truth; at the end of the day, if they are happy, here is what will help the most: they don’t need to be my students, like yourself, who couldn’t understand a thing about my classes; it is not your thing.’ Edmund chuckles.

  At the same time that Alon punched the back of Edmund's head, the carriage stopped in front of them, and Ariadne got out, looking around. The crowd gathered when she emerged; her figure differed from everyone else with her bright white dress, fur, and hair. A soldier came next to her with a cylinder-shaped device, and she grabbed him and began talking.

  ‘My name is Ariadne Melech, and I’m the duchess of this domain. I welcome everyone. With your help, I know we can protect ourselves from our Velvent and Lavan. Believe in me, and I will show you a new world.’ She smiled and waved to the crowd.

  After hearing her words, all the newcomers heard and called out her name. With more and more people chanting one word that filled Ariadne's heart warmly, her hands came closer to her chest like she wanted to grab it, making her show them a tender smile.

  With that, the people who saw it got on their knees and started praying, moved by a sentiment of fulfillment they had never felt before. Seeing this, the people on Ariadne’s side did the same, which made Edmund curious about where this was coming from.

  ‘Well, this is new.’ Edmund muttered to himself.