Jim Thorne followed Melanie to the Xavier family's home. It was a large brick house with a tiled roof, its walls painted a stark white. It even had glass windows—a rarity in the countryside at the time. The Xavier family's house was built so well it wouldn't look dated even decades from now.
It had been constructed with high-quality materials before the Liberation; the cement, rebar, and other components were all top-notch. The flooring was also ingeniously designed. While it looked ordinary on the surface, there was more to it than met the eye.
