Graven exited the hut and went outside to do rounds of the tents.
After making sure that everything is well taken care of, he decided to go to Terros place and from there teleport to Moraderry Town to rest for the night.
Graven went inside the hut and disappeared from the place.
He appeared at Terros place a few seconds later.
Terros was sitting on the balcony of his bamboo house, enjoying the gentle breeze of the wind as darkness surrounded the place.
Graven climbed the stairs and joined Terros. "Beautiful night," he commented.
"Yeah," Terros replied and looked heavenward. The full moon is bright and the stars are all out tonight. "How's everyone there?" he asked.
"They're all fine, thanks to your help," Graven answered. "Where is Veronica?" he inquired.
Terros sighed. "She's not here yet... I wonder where that woman has gone to?" he spoke worriedly.
Graven looked at the dark horizon above. "Let's hope she's okay," he said.
"I hope so," Terros murmured. He already made up his mind to look for his missing housemate in the next days to come. "Son, can I bother you to come here? To water the plants, and feed the chickens every day while I'm away?" he requested.
"Sure, Grandpa! Don't worry about them. I'll come here daily to water the plants and feed the chickens," Graven assured him.
"Thank you, son!" Terros said.
"When are you going to start your journey in finding Veronica?" Graven asked.
"Three days later. After I make sure that the survivors have enough herbal medicine that could last them a week of treatment. I will start mixing and stocking herbal medicine good for one week, starting tomorrow," Terros replied.
"Thank you in advance for the medicine and your thoughtfulness, old man," Graven said.
"Don't mention it," Terros said.
Graven rose to his feet. "I gotta go, see you tomorrow. Sleep well!"
"You too! See yeah..." Terros replied and watched Graven disappeared from his sight.
He stood up and left the balcony going back to the house to retire for the night.
Meanwhile...
Graven landed inside the master's bedroom in his manor.
Laura was already lying on the bed getting ready to sleep for the night. "Husband, thank God, you're already back!" she said.
"I'll sleep here tonight," he said and went to the closet to get some clothes. He stripped his clothes and change into his pajama. Then he lies on the bed beside his wife. He planted a kiss on her forehead. "How's your family?" he asked because when he left earlier, the family were crying distraughtly in the bed together.
Laura released a deep sigh. "They're fine. After our tears subsided, we decided to move on and start all over again," she answered.
"That's good. After every tragedy, we can only move on because we can't go back in time. What happened in the past is already part of yesterday. Let's sleep soundly tonight 'coz tomorrow we will wake up to a new day. Let's continue to be the strength of each other, and survived the dark times together as one family, that's what we should do," he uttered the words filled with wisdom.
Laura smiled misty-eyed, then buried her head in her husband's chest trying to borrow his strength. This is one of the days when her whole family experienced their darkest moments and they were grateful that they have someone like Graven to depend on and ironed things out for them.
"Thank you so much for everything that you did to my family, we appreciated it very much," she said sincerely.
"Don't mention it, we're family," he replied.
A few minutes of silence passed between them.
Graven cleared his throat. "I'm going to suggest something to your father," he said. He already brainstorms about it earlier while he was still in his headquarter.
"May I know what is it?" she asked.
"Since the farm was already gone, and the workers can no longer go back to the farm, I would like to absorb them and give them a job in the coal mines that I'm currently managing. There's enough work there for everyone. But I will only offer the job to those who are interested to work there. As for those who want to leave and explore the world outside, let's set them free to find their destiny. What do you think of my suggestion?" he said.
Laura's eyes sparkled with happiness. "Wow! Thank you so much for thinking in advance about the welfare of our workers on the farm, I appreciated it. My father is at a loss on what to do with them, he was worried about them. Thank God, you have a ready solution to his problem! You're simply the best husband that I could ever have!" she raved in gladness.
Graven pinched her nose playfully.
"Okay, I'll talk to your father tomorrow and present my solution to him, hopefully, this will make him worry less," he stated.
Laura showered him with her sweetest smile filled with gratitude. "I love you much, husband!" she uttered the words lovingly.
"I love you more!" he replied and kissed her lips. "Alright, let's go to sleep!" He wrapped his arms around his wife.
By 9:00 in the evening, the couple had already succumbed to a deep slumber.
~~~0~~~
The following day.
After breakfast, the family gathered in the living room to discuss further the fate of the displaced workers on the farm.
Laura looked at her parents. "Father, my husband had a suggestion for you!" she said excitedly.
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