Standing there, I felt almost useless. Many men were walking left and right, Back and forth doing the tasks that have been sent before them. Yet I stood there watching as each brick was placed and each pillar of steel was set into the ground. It was about as bad as watching paint dry on a fence. Shaking my head, I looked over to Thalia. I had to look down from my height to see the beaming smile on her face. She wanted to go and do something. Yet I was holding her here. I was the person holding her back. Looking back over to the wall, I removed a thermos from my belt. Hanging by a hook, I removed the lid, and took a drink.
Closing the lid up, I continued to stare at the wall as I spoke. My voice lower than our previous conversation.
"Thalia, As much as you are a princess, You will one day lead an entire country. For you to understand how construction, hardships, and the normal way of life is, Set your lightsaber down. Replace it with a hammer or tool of creation. Aid where you see fit."
"But, I am supposed to let others do this right? I mean I have no training in anything here."
"I know. Hence why you need to join. Sink or swim sis."
"Are you sure Atheus?"
I simply nodded my head. I could feel her emotions rise with glee. She wanted to help, but didn't know how. She still stood there for a moment.
"Where should I go?"
"I learned how to create from a forge. As a princess, you need to create objectives for your team. The blueprints could use a look over and see if there is anything useful you could add."
"I want something gritty. I'll go for the forges. You need to freshen up on your leadership skills."
"Says the girl who has never lead others."
"I helped on the flagship when we fought for this planet!"
"I'll give you credit there. Now begone."
She smiled and shook her head at me as she moved over towards the tents. My vision followed her to see one particular man, Theo, cutting some ice with a sword. Likely using it to cool, or to melt it into water for the forges. Either way, I could see that his attention was elsewhere. Even as Thalia walked over to him and started talking, I smiled a little. Turning back around, I headed for the main tents. Using my metallic arm to push away the flap to see Kartot was there speaking to another officer about my idea for adding more. As he turned to me, the officer instantly realized who I was by the hair, and the mask I wore. Let alone the metallic arm that was quite different than most. He bowed his head a little.
"No need to bow to me. You are just another man doing your job. Now fill me in on what is happening?
The Officer was taken aback slightly at my remark to now bow to me. I hated bowing. Bowing was a sign of respect, not a sign of fear. Unless the man truly held me in high regard, instead of not wanting me to cut him open with my saber, then he will not bow to me. Kartot expected it and stood back as the officer began to speak.
"My apologizes for not realizing we would be building this to suit more than you intend. I was concerned for the men working and not having to perform extra for things that are not a necessity."
"No need to speak as such. Atheus has ideas to have this be the first, and larger of the temples we build. A main hub if you will."
"So this would be the first temple that we introduce to new cadets and students?"
"Yes. No better place than a historical planet, as well as close to a crystal source for lightsabers. Now, are you adding in the changes for the various areas to be larger?"
"Yes. However, I do not know how large you wanted such spaces to be from their previous designs."
"Back at home, many will say, Prepare for hundreds if you only have ten."
"So ten times bigger... sir?"
"Haha. Not quite. I would say double the size of the rooms, and the living quarters to compensate for it. The courtyard and the rest can mostly stay the same size as they are already fairly large."
It was at this time that I could hear footsteps outside. Not sure if they were just moving about to work, or coming to the tent, but I made sure to note them. Having awareness of my surroundings was best, considering how suspicious I was of just about everybody here.
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After walking away from Atheus, I could only smile as I shuddered slightly from the cold. Moving over towards the forging tents, I found one man outside who was not really dressed for the weather, yet was hacking at snow with a sword. Why didn't he use a lightsaber? Either way, I took off the much larger coat and sat it on a wood bench that was outside. I didn't see any tools on it, so I thought it was safe to put it there. Looking behind me, I saw my mentor and honestly, my brother that I never had, walking towards the tents. Looking over to the young man again, I smiled and introduced myself.
"Um, hi? I'm Thalia. I was wondering if you guys needed help with anything? I don't want to just be standing around doing nothing all day."
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