148. Production rank after beginner period

Elena did not ask about the altar again.

Carlos was glad for that, but he also knew she was still thinking about it. But some things needed to be kept secret, until he himself understood what they were.

'But wait, if I were to tell mother or the Goldwins... won't they have some information already? Whatever I have considered as something only I possessed is possessed by many. I am no special...' Carlos thought.

But he still needed time before he could tell them about it, making them understand how he defeated a being like a warden was going to be a pain too and he needed time before he could tell his mother.

Elena looked across Ironroot one more time. The fields were moving even as the evening came closer.

Farmers were putting tools away from one side while the Hearthkeepers carried baskets toward the kitchen. Kaia's voice could be heard from the Training Yard as she corrected the Militia again.

"You should go back to your work," Elena said.