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The men were not about to pass on a chance to eat actual meat. Given the state of the land, they probably can't really afford to eat meat outside maybe holidays, if they can't catch any themselves. And given how dangerous the woods were up until now they probably didn't dare to hunt too much. So the strong men of the village ate the roast meat with great gusto, and after some friendly banter they agreed to help out with the rest of the work in order to return the favor, much to Jet's delight. As Kaya got to cleaning the hide of the boar he took the men back and with their help and tools they actually managed to take all the wood back to the house, where they actually put the whole thing together by the time Ena returned from her wanderings. It was quite barebones, literally just four walls with a roof with nothing inside, not even individual rooms. But with their sleeping cots they could sleep in there already. And it was only a temporary arrangement anyway.
The next morning after everyone had done their morning routine Jet got some parchment and ink and began designing the future of the town. He drew a stylised map, with everything marked down and got to planning. It was childsplay for him. He studied to manage domains on the scale of cities on the Blessed Isle. He could whip up designs for a place like this in his sleep. But their simplistic elegance earned even an impressed whistle from Markolab.
"Not bad. Not bad at all. You're even planning on moving the existing buildings?"
"Of course. It's like they were thrown together by a bunch of drunkards. Actually, that's definitely how they were built. Need to put them into an auspicious arrangement. Makes things much easier down the line."
"I did not know you knew geomancy."
"I don't. I only know some principles where it's relevant to urban design."
"And they taught you this in school?"
"Actually these designs are part of what I came up with, based on some older ones I found in some textbooks in the Spirals library. A lot of modern architects disregard these methods completely. I find that they help."
"Good instinct. I can definitely see some inspiration from First Age city-plannings. Your teachers are idiots for ignoring such principles."
"Thank you. Sadly there is one major hurdle I'll have to overcome."
"And that is?"
"Labor."
