A day passed, and most of the materials from Ribest finally arrived at Oden, along with many of Ribest's men, led by Robert, who had come to assist.
Upon their arrival, Raze did not allow them to enter the town or mix with the people of Oden. Instead, he had them set up camp strategically outside the town and went to meet them there himself.
Their first order of business was to build a large bathhouse.
Raze stood beside a table with Robert, studying the plans laid out before them. The design was for a bathhouse even larger than the one in Ribest, taking into account Oden's greater population.
Seraph approached from behind. She glanced at the plans, then spoke.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked. "Wouldn't it be better to start rebuilding Oden immediately and push the people to your side?"
Raze paused, lifting his gaze for a few seconds before looking back down at the papers.
"It's not that simple," he said. "I can be a good leader to them, or I can be a one-of-a-kind leader."
