Edmund looked at Ariadne, talking with people. He saw how she was behaving ?; it looked like she was feeding on a banquet. With every person and with more people coming and hearing what she was saying, her smile became wider, and for a moment, he saw she was drooling.
As he walked amongst the people, he saw her head-on. Her expression was almost like someone exhilarated in pure joy. However, instead of feeling happy for her, he felt uncomfortable.
‘What the f…’ He looked around.
Edmund felt like she had hypnotized them because of their joyful expressions. Some didn’t have that, but those in line to talk to her were not among those around her. This made him think how important it was to make those laws. They connected, and she was unaware of how these people affected her.
‘Imagine if these people were a bunch of murderers. She would become ?insane.’ Edmund thought to himself as he observed.
Seeing this, he wondered if a real God was like this: Is he influencing the people, or is he being influenced by the people who worship him? This question was floating around his head, and he wondered what he had created.
‘Peasant? Are you writing everything?’ She asked with a smile on her face.
‘I don’t think is necessary, we just need to put on a piece of people and when people read, they will understand.’ He crossed his arms.
‘Ok, I understand, you can go back to the mansion. I will go back after talking to everyone.’ She had a wide smile on her face.
‘As you wish.’ Edmund turned around and walked away, passing through the crowd.
In his head, the image of her smile while being surrounded by all those people thought that maybe this could spiral out of control if he took his eyes away from her.
‘So… I came here just to walk back, come on.’ He talked to himself as he walked.
As Ariadne answered questions, her earlier anxieties faded, replaced by an overwhelming happiness that seemed to emanate from everywhere. She felt blissful and weightless. She remained there until the sun was setting, and Edna came next to her after seeing the carriage park behind them.
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‘Your Highness, we will lose dinner.’ Edna spoke with a soft tone.
‘Ho, sorry, I lost track of time.’ She smiled.
Ariadne didn’t notice that everyone who was in front of her was on their knees with their heads down and with one of their hands touching their lips. Some were murmuring something that she couldn’t understand or hear.
‘Everyone, Now I feelnowke we are almost one and I hope you feel that too. Go home and have a happy dinner with your family.’ She opened her arms.
All the people who were on their knees got up and cheered as Ariadne turned around and walked to the carriage, with Edna right behind her. Even in the carriage as it moved, she still felt the rush. The smile on her face didn’t fade.
‘Your Highness looked happy. I’m glad you are in a good mood now.’ Edna smiled.
‘Yes, explaining things to everyone gave me the courage I needed. I just felt like everything was crumbling around me.’ Ariadne looked through the window.
As she passed, more people quickly saluted and continued with their business. She even waved to some children, who waved back at her. Some were still fading away, but the number of those returning stronger than before overpowered the despair that was felt before.
‘With your guiding hand and Edmund’s support, I think everything will be dealt with like that fight in the dungeon; in the end, we will surpass it.’ Edna gave a quick nod.
‘I will make that so, Edna, we will give everyone a chance at a better life.’ She touched the maid’s hand while looking into her eyes.
Weeks passed, and Ariadne saw the factories of the Arc and Socher companies with Alon and representatives from the other companies of Lavan. She was given a tour where everything was being built, more like put together. The students in the classes who didn’t have an interest or couldn’t advance to further classes were given the jobs of doing the rune work, copying, and replicating the runes.
She was glad everyone had a place and could contribute, even if they couldn’t be the best in their field. Now, their difference is speed, not creating new devices. The trucks were being rolled out for the army, and there were plans to build different vehicles for everyday use.
The representatives of the two companies talked and complimented each other's statements because the factories were a partnership between them, so that they could have the money to operate. They also explained how the devices made the process quicker, giving the example of the truck they used to transport the raw materials.
She was impressed. Edmund wasn’t there because he was still working on making the runes more efficient for his sword, but it would also improve everything. That is what he said when she asked before going to the factories. There was a separate part where they produced the weapons; this, too, was shared because of the scale.
‘Before going into the weapons factory, we would like Your Highness to see what is in store to protect our way of life and assist you on your next endeavors.’ The Arc representative bowed and pointed to a door.
They all entered, and there was Leah on the front and some others to the sides; Ariadne recognized all of them because, from time to time, they passed her in the corridors of the mansion as they were going to class now was more like a place to do research in the group, she had a special chair for her in the center. The rest sat by each of her sides, with Alon to her right.
Ariadne passed a law stating that the devices were exclusive to those who produced them, but the research on the runes was universal, and everyone should work together to strive for better ways to advance. Her inspiration came from Edmund, who never asked for anything when he had a breakthrough with his research.
‘Good evening, everyone; it is my pleasure and the entire team's pleasure to present to our benevolent Goddess what the future looks like.’ Leah bowed.
