120. All Hands

The meeting did not end with everyone going back to their usual work.

The moment Carlos used the Expansion Token, Ironroot became busy.

Rowan took a long piece of rope from the Tool Workshop and tied one end around a wooden peg. He walked across the new southern land slowly, stopping every few steps to press his fingers into the dirt.

Behind him, Brann was already holding his hammer with both hands.

"Can Brann hit now?"

"Not until I mark where," Rowan answered without looking back.

Brann looked like he had been told food had been cancelled again.

Carlos almost laughed but held it in.

Rowan finally stopped near the middle of the new ground. He marked a square with four pegs, then made another smaller mark near the edge.

"The first one will be the field," he said. "The smaller one is for water to enter. We do not make the water path after planting. We make it first."

Carlos nodded.