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Adding the last item to one of his rings before the shop’s door flew open, Delair finally arrived for the day, looking bright and cheery as she did.

“Morning, Ben!”

“Morning, Kiddo. We’ve got something a little different on the agenda today so we won’t be in the shop this time.”

“No? Where are we going?” She asked him, her eyes alight with curiosity as she looked to the mini-gates he kept there, getting a laugh as he went over to ruffle her hair.

“Not anywhere so far. Some new people moved into town today, we’re going to help them get set up. Come on.”

He lifted her up onto his shoulders before walking through the still quiet streets, plenty of the town still asleep when they arrived to see the new extension, with Toltho and Sachel both there and both of them already at work.

In and around each house, Sachel was using her magic, creating small gardens for the demidemons to pull from and enjoy with both flowers and food crops growing in the areas she’d already worked, leaving Ben to wonder if she’d gone back to grab the seeds she’d need when he’d originally called for her before shaking his head. It was just as possible she always kept some on her, it didn’t matter. What did was the work she was putting in for their new townsfolk as he joined their side, putting Delair down.

“Looks like you’ve kept busy since I’ve been gone. It looks nice.”

“Thanks, I should have them all done in another hour or two,” She said, looking content. “Toltho’s taste tested so as long as there’s no unexpected reactions, everything I’m growing should be safe for them to eat too.”

“Not sure how I feel about getting him to be a poison taster so soon into moving.”

“Someone had to do it,” The man in question said, giving Delair a curious look, with Ben taking note.

“Toltho, this is Delair, my apprentice. Delair, this is Toltho, the leader of a village that was dedicated to my god. Today, we’re going to help his people set up a bit and on that note, is anyone else awake already?”

“Doesn’t seem to be. I thought they’d all have a lot more trouble getting some rest after all that happened but I suppose yesterday just took more out of everyone than we’d expected.”

“Alright, that makes things simple. We’ll start with your home. Sachel, you good to keep on keeping an eye out here for anyone who wanders out?”

“Can do.”

“Awesome, in that case, let’s get started.”

He led both the demidemon and his apprentice to the one empty home that had been built, finding it to be as barren as when it had been made only a few hours before since Toltho had yet to use it but quickly changed that as Ben pulled materials and items out of his rings, already making a mess of the space as he handed Delair some tools.

“Alright kiddo, I’ve already got things cut to size to make a bed frame so you’re on assembly while I work out here on some other stuff. If you need me then just let me know.”

“Okay.”

She was already working at it, screwing and joining pieces so they’d fit together while Ben covered the rest of the house to do what work he could as things were built up and assembled, creating seating and tables where they would fit by shaping what he’d brought with his magic to make quick work of it, adding magic items from there as cold boxes and cookware and lights were created for amenities and then rugs and mats and more as well. There were a thousand little things a home needed but at the very least, he could help create the more important stuff for one with any gaps being a problem that could be filled in the future whenever they were noticed. What mattered then was really one thing only. Making sure each home was comfortable.

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It didn’t take long for him to finish but when he did he found Toltho looking in awe at him before the other spoke up.

“I knew you were powerful Ben but I didn’t realize it was so much so. Are my people really so weak in comparison to the rest of the world we’ve been hiding from?”