For several long moments, nobody moved.
The newly completed Village Center stood proudly at the heart of the clearing, bathed in the warm glow of the late afternoon sun.
Caleb slowly let out a breath. "…Okay." He rubbed the back of his neck before looking toward the building again. "Am I the only one who thinks that looked… different?"
Veronica glanced at him. "Different how?"
Caleb pointed toward the Village Center "When we built the wall." He frowned slightly. "It wasn't like this."
The words made everyone pause.
Iris blinked now that he had mentioned it…
He was right.
The defensive wall had risen almost instantly, section after section, with little more than a brilliant flash surrounding the territory.
The Village Center had been completely different. They had watched its entire construction unfold. The glowing framework. The floating stone. The timber assembling piece by piece. Every stage had happened before their eyes.
