20 Home sweet home

Two hundred and fifteen people have moved for about twenty days to the Mountain Ass settlement. Men, women and some children, all of whom are direct or indirect members of the Force of the Fate company. Thanks to the intervention of the new Count Zacharias, the mining settlement has been recognized as a village.

The nobleman and his advisors have decided to allow the company of the Force of the Fate to set up their headquarters in this settlement on the condition that they help in the construction of the new village. It was in fact hypothesized to refurbish the settlement with human trafficking money and make the settlement a new village for displaced people who wanted to take their home there.

The first step is the arrangement of the connecting road between the city of Vanein and the village. The second step is to change the name of the settlement, although not to confuse people will remain very similar: Mountass. Third step to help open commercial and production activities in the new village. To do this, the appointment of a village chief was requested.

The vote took place a week after the party for the appointment of the new Count. In the Mountain Ass settlement, the only person appreciated by all is Simon's mother, Doris.

Now, in an impromptu tent on the hill in front of the village of Mountass, an important meeting is taking place to define the future of the settlement. The council is formed by Doris as the new village chief, Richard, Simon as commander of a mercenary company, Selin, Igor, Drew, Desmond, George, John and Michael.

Simon takes the word "Friends, I'm happy to find you all here today. As you know, the work on the street has already ended. Thanks to Drew, the dirt road from here to the city has been cleaned and settled. Now the journey has decreased by a few hours. "

Doris "Well, what are we talking about today?"

Richard "Why have I been invited too?"

Simon "With order. I have called you all here because, now that we are many, we must create a sort of hierarchy and balance between the offices. Mom, you're the village chief, I know it's a new job for you, but you do not have to worry, you'll have all our help. I would therefore like John and Michael to become the communications manager and the person responsible for relations with the village, respectively. "

John and Michael get up in unison from the chairs like bites from a snake "We?"

"Of course you! John, with your ability you can travel long distances in a short time. I have identified two other individuals with the same capacity in the group. In wartime you will be busy informing the platoons of the orders but now it will be your duty to take care of coordinating the various groups by exchanging orders and information. "

John "If it's about running I can not see the problem!"

"Michael, you were born here and you are the most popular among us to understand the problems of the miners and the population of the village. I want you to help my mother and be the bridge between us and the village. Now that we are in a lot, the problems will not be long. It would be great if you could avoid them before they happen but also helping to fix them will not be bad. "

Michael "I do not know if I'll be able to, but I'll do my best!"

Doris "Well then will you give me a hand?"

Simon "Not just eheheh ... Daddy I really think you should help too!"

Richard "But I have to work in the mine!"

Simon "Do not worry, you do not need to work full-time in the mine. I prefer you to coordinate the work, the layout of new houses and the permits for new activities with mom and Michael. "

Doris "By the way I wanted to tell you that yesterday I redid the counts. Thanks to the Count's help, our village now has two shops, a blacksmith, a dozen carpenters, three straw-makers, we have also started the cultivation of three new fields and we expect to reach ten in the next weeks. "

Selin "Fantastic! In a few days this place is completely changing face. "

Simon "Drew and George, I would like you to take care of the soldiers. Drew will continue to be the operational captain. George, I want you to choose a dozen men, your task in battle will be to protect the captain, like an impassable wall. "

The two with military salute "To the orders!"

Simon "I would like something else from you. Explore the area and make it safe. If a war breaks out soon, a metal mine with the headquarters of a mercenary company will certainly become a military target. Find sighting points, place traps, walls and hiding places. "

George "I already have some good ideas in mind."

Desmond "I'm scared just thinking about it."

Selin "And me? And what should I do? "

Simon "Your experience as a merchant and traveler is the most important. You will take care of the logistics, both in battle and here at home, I want you to manage resources, transport and people. In this regard, I must introduce you to the girl who will help you. "

All those present look at each other as they are only two.

From the opening of the curtain, a girl with black curly hair, dark and deep eyes, a shrewd smile, enters. A girl with a more delicate appearance than Selin. A noble girl, or rather the daughter of a count, Gemma.

George opens his mouth in surprise. Selin blanched in the face, seeing the girl in front of her move sinuously towards Simon and with a caress of the hand on his shoulder whispering in his ear.

Simon "Gemma will give you a hand. You will find out that his unique 'persuasion' ability will be very useful in your work. "

Selin "Well, but I can very well do it alone. After all, the daughter of a count can not get down to doing certain jobs, right? "

Gemma "I actually proposed it myself. I was struck by your audacity in saving me. A girl among men, with the courage of a lion. I really want to be like you. Besides, my father wants to give a different signal to the people. Making me work with you will help him increase his consent. "

Simon thinking of his new ability 'minor persuasion' "Gemma is able, with the words, to make the discussion hang on her side. So think carefully about what to say before you contradict her. "

Selin bites her tongue and with a decisive gesture approaches the chair to Simon, sticking to his shoulder. Gemma on the opposite side, as if imitating her, approaches Simone and begins to arrange the scattered papers in front of him on the table.

Richard in the ear of his wife "Poor boy, he did not notice what the trouble was!"

Simon "Returning to the initial speech. Desmond you will have the most ungrateful task. After the lecture you gave me in the city I came to the conclusion that you are right. I'm not the best or the strongest but I'm the glue of this group. I can not afford to die stupidly. That's why from today I'll call you my personal bodyguard. You will be the invincible wall in front of me. "

Desmond "I understand what you mean by the ungrateful word. Will you listen to me when I tell you not to do something? "

Simon "Maybe"

Selin "Obviously not"

Everyone laughs

Simon "Last but not least, Igor, I have a somewhat unusual role in mind for you. I do not know what to call it. I want you to help me invent new weapons and appliances for the coming war. "

Igor "Only you could think of such an absurd role. Would you pay a person just to think? Absurd, however, as long as you respect your part of the covenant to help my village, I will respect mine. "

Simon "In this regard I will tell you the last things. The first is for my father. I have analyzed the structure of the mine and I have pointed out some areas where you should dig and find more material and others that should be avoided to avoid accidents. Also, I want you, along with Michael, the carpenters and the blacksmith, to make this series of carts. I thought of them as little carriages for the material. With those, much of the hard work could be done by animals. "

He scratches his head and with a big sigh "Last thing, I decided to leave in three days."

The others "Why?" "Where?" "We?" "But we just arrived!"

Simon "I promised Igor to help him with his village problem. Igor's house is a week on horseback from here. I will not take the whole company with me. I have therefore decided that, in my absence, Gemma will manage the work, Drew will command the troops for the work, Michael and John will continue their work while Desmond, George, Selin, Igor, two archers and three warriors will accompany me. With a small group we will be faster. Prepare your things. "

Elza impatiently begins to whistle in Simon's ear that annoyed "I forgot, in honor of our new emblem, I wish that two altars are created, one for the deity of fate and one for the Madame of the mountain."

Elza smiles satisfied.
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