Finished Construction

February 15th, 1510. 

It has been almost eight months since the construction started and now it is finished. Hollen and Ernest visited the site and climbed down the open top carriage.

It was winter season and snows drift through the streets of Helmarte lightly while cold wind swept across the riverside district.

Workers wearing thick wool clothing continued moving near the factory grounds despite the freezing temperature.

The Helmarte Soap Works stood proudly beside the Aldren River like the beginning of something entirely new.

The main production building alone towered above nearby workshops.

Stone lower walls.

Heavy timber framework.

Tall chimney vents extending upward from the boiling hall.

Large glass windows lined portions of the upper walls allowing sunlight to enter during daytime operations.

Meanwhile beside the river itself…

The massive waterwheel slowly rotated under the winter current.

Creak.