Chapter 204

Having traveled for three long days, Willow enjoyed a good night's sleep and ate a meal prepared by the spirit spring. She felt refreshed and energetic. Early in the morning, she prepared a lavish breakfast before heading to work. Just as she was stepping out of the yard to go work in her team's allocated field, she noticed a commotion at the distant grain drying ground with a crowd already gathered. Usually, at this time, people should have been going to work in ones and twos. Why were they all gathered around the grain drying ground? What had happened? Upon seeing Emma being helped by Dylan, Willow couldn't help but ask: "What happened over there?" "I was going to ask you the same thing," replied Emma, equally puzzled. "I haven't heard anything about a meeting. Is it about re-distribution of work quotas?" After several days of rest, Emma's leg injury had mostly healed, but to prevent any aftereffects, Dylan wasn't allowing her to work. Instead, he was handling the workload meant for