Location: Tardide Village
Time: Days 542-549 | Telia: Days 32-39
Realm: Telia (Mission World)
Dawn broke over Tardide two days after the orphans arrived, and the village had already transformed into something that barely resembled its former self.
Jayde stood on Elder Ryunzo's porch, cradling a mug of tea that Mrs. Ryunzo had pressed into her hands, watching the organized chaos unfold. Three hundred fifty new people. Overnight, Tardide's population had more than doubled—from a struggling village of three hundred to a bustling settlement of six hundred fifty souls, all crammed into space that hadn't been designed for this many bodies.
But nobody complained. Nobody hesitated.
They just... built.
Population density: Critical. Housing shortage: Severe. Solution required: Immediate.
