Frostbound

The Admiral (Fitzwallace)

New Norfolk

Marching his army back to the coast felt like time wasted, rather than time well spent, but there was nothing he could do about it. The Admiral could hardly fly, let alone teleport his entire army back in an instant.

Not yet at least.

Of the events he was looking forward to the most, portals were definitely one of them. It would still be some time yet before they were feasible, let alone affordable, but he couldn't wait.

A select team he funded was already working on them. Even if they wouldn't see use in a few more years. Having the lead scientist personally invested made him hopeful it wouldn't be too long.

Dr. Park was... a character. Closer to mad than the Admiral would have liked from a man he was throwing so much money at, but the stock of people with the Spatial affinity was small. Those inclined and had the mind for research were smaller.

Nearly non-existent.

A few projects had to be delayed or mothballed while they were gone due to a lack of manpower, but that one wasn't one of them.

Even though he had only been gone for just over half a year, New Norfolk felt like an entirely new city. One much more familiar to the one he'd spent most of his life living in.

Cars, actual cars, drove around the city hauling people and materials to where they were needed.

They did say production was up and running before I left. I just didn't expect there to be so many.