A/N: Two new sections exist after where the interlude ended before~
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"The Clearer Skies Society building is coming along well."
Yatrel gestured vaguely toward the territory's eastern quarter on the map, where lots of scaffolding had become a familiar fixture over the past months. The older Goltbred woman had begun the conversation a while after they'd gotten back to the city, still yet to be half a decade old - though it was close if counting its time as a competition ground.
"I appreciate how you've been overseeing their work without taking over. Paying the mortals for the labor and the younger cultivators for their Element usage gives them a big sense of belonging to the community."
"Yes it does, dear. Speaking from experience, there is always a nice feeling in me when I pass by a building that I know I took part in raising. Even if it was just from laying the foundation."
