Chapter 366 - Mayor Duties
Princess arrived at the Main House, and came to a stop in front of it.
“We're here.” Janice said and Ren opened the top of the cart and climbed out. He helped Janice down from Princess' saddle, and undid the straps to store them in the saddlebag. Janice passed him the helm and wands, and he stored them.
“Oh... oh my god!” Janice said, then ran across the road and into her workshop. “Ren! This is fantastic!”
“I know it is.” Ren said and reached back into the stone cart to get Zetaya. “My friends and I built it.”
“You're not arrogant or anything.” Janice laughed. “Thank you so much!”
“We haven't made the furniture yet.” Ren said and picked Zetaya up. “You can thank me when that's done.”
“Then she can thank you.” Tee-one said. “Ruck and I made it while you were gone.”
“Thank you!” Janice said and went to hug Ren, then stopped because of the bundle of fire he held. “Ah, I'll hug you later.”
Ren chuckled. “I'll be right back.” He walked over to his large warehouse with the fire elemental in his arms, and showed Zetaya the giant forge. “See? I told you it was going to be big.”
Zetaya let a small crackling fire sound out, then Ren opened the door to the forge and he heard a roaring fire from the fire elemental. He stepped into the forge and closed the door, and let Zetaya go. The fire elemental dropped to the floor of the forge and shivered. It stood still for only a moment, then walked around and explored the space that was to be it's new home.
“So, what do you think?” Ren asked, and the fire elemental ran over to him and jumped up. He caught it, and laughed as it dabbed it's head stub on his face and lips several times. “I guess that means you like it.”
Zetaya let go of him and landed on the floor, hopped around for a few moments, then laid down on it's back to relax.
“I see an exposed tummy!” Ren said and attacked it with his fingers. The roaring fire sounded like a forest fire as he tickled it mercilessly. It wiggled and squirmed; but, it didn't try to get away even though it easily could. Ren stopped tickling it's belly and moved his hands to it's head stub to rub it.
“Fire Dancer, I... I really miss you.” Ren said. “I know I have no right to talk to you after so long, but... I just want you to know that I love you just as much today, as I did the day you were born.”
There was no response, and he didn't really expect one. He had waited much too long to speak to her, and he knew she would have had millennia to watch him and see what he's been up to.
“This kiss is for you, Fire Dancer.” Ren said and kissed Zetaya's head stub. “And this one is for you, Zetaya.” He said and kissed the head stub again. The roaring fire he heard faded away, and it was replaced with a low smouldering fire. “I'll see you later.”
Ren left the forge and shut the door, then went back over to Janice. He saw her working at her glass furnace, and decided not to bother her. He unhooked the stone cart from Princess and put it beside the warehouse, then led her over to the Main House and put her inside so she could eat and rest. He left the Main House and walked up the road a short ways to where the Church was being built.
“Oh, you guys are great!” Ren said when he saw how much of the Church they had done. Almost all of the outer walls were up. “I really want to join in and help!”
Tee-one chuckled, and Ruck waved to him. “You really need to start the stained glass windows.”
“Right! Okay, I'll see you guys soon!” Ren said and ran down the road and back to the Main House. When he passed by the Mayor's office, he saw the door was open and stopped. “Hi, Miss Patty.”
“Hello, My Lord.” Patty said as Ren stepped into her office. She sat behind her desk in the comfy chair, and was wearing a white shirt that fit her form perfectly and left nothing to the imagination. She leaned back in the chair and crossed her arms under her breasts, which highlighted them even more. “What can I do for you?”
You can stop being so appealing. Ren thought and tried not to enjoy the view, and Teepo chittered in laughter. “Actually, I've got a bit of a problem.”
“And what's that?”
“According to my list, there's 61 bakeries in the village.”
Patty laughed. “I think you misread it.” She said. “There's 61 bakers, not bakeries.”
Ren chuckled and opened his list and looked at it.
| Walin County | |||
| Age: 8 Months (Under Lord Ren) | Size: 50 miles x 50 miles | ||
| Settled: 30% | Unsettled: 70% | ||
| Population: 797 | |||
| Village | 647 | Isolated Individuals: | 150 |
| Other Statistics: | |||
| Villages | 1 | City | 1 |
| Schools | 0 | Trade Schools | 1 |
| Castles (Urban) | 0 | Castles (Wilderness) | 0 |
| Ruins | 1 | Cavern | 1 |
| Animals (Farm): | |||
| Chickens | 2300 | Other Fowl | 600 |
| Cows | 1100 | Pigs | 300 |
| Occupations Breakdown: | |||
| Ale Makers | 1 | Bakers | 61 |
| Barbers | 1 | Butchers | 13 |
| Carpenters | 1 | Clergy | 2 |
| Council Head | 1 | Council Members | 6 |
| Guards | 2 | Hay Makers | 2 |
| Mason (Stone) | 1 | Mayor | 1 |
| Nobles | 1 | Noble Household | 1 |
| Old Cloth Maker | 1 | Pastry Cook | 1 |
| Rope Maker | 1 | Sculptor | 1 |
| Wood Carver | 1 | Wood Cutter | 1 |
