164 Find a Way to be Together

"So it's real."

Freya stood on the king's private balcony and watched the carts of building materials be sent off to ride the journey to Viridia.

Those bricks and planks would become homes, inns, and places of trade.

Goodbye to the sweet little Friday markets, goodbye to the lakeside picnics, goodbye to the kite flying and tree climbing children, Viridia was to have a city, to evolve and become something new.

"Change is good," Sebastian rubbed Freya's shoulders as he stood behind her, "If we were to live forever in winter we'd never see the rose bloom."

"You think this will be good?" she spoke with criticism laced in her voice, "The heart and soul of Viridia is its purity and innocence."

"It's necessary," he said, "Treppa was once a deserted wasteland, now it is home to the largest empire. Even the Dolkans envy our industrial cities, they import their goods and hide in cliffs whereas we have created a self sufficient kingdom. In fact other provinces beg to trade with us."