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Although your working days are devoted to the lake, and you enjoy it immensely being among the good common folk, you still find time for other issues that demand your attention. Thankfully Darry can take anything unnecessary away from you, but other things do require your attention.
<span class="mu-r">"He tried to kill her?!"</span> you cry in a panic, wandering if you should run off in pursuit.
<span class="mu-b">"It was bound to happen Dia, if not him then someone else... she is elven after all."</span> Montez tries to explain, though he doesn't sound sorry for what happened.
One such concern is an interest at putting Claus and Zeni to work together, their ranging and foresting skills complementary. Unfortunately though, as you might have suspected, almost immediately are they hostile to one another and the first chance they get out to the wilderness is nearly a lethal one. They both traded arrows, and she fled into the wild with no sign of return... your hope that she'll be back eventually but that seems unlikely. Sadly, some things it seems you can't fix, without your direct or constant personal involvement.
Other efforts are more successful though at least. Henri and Mary can be put to riverwork, the inflow and outflow rivers of the lake which you are increasingly gaining control over with your divinity. The two of them, along with a labor force including the men from Hewe, can begin work on a moat which you can cause to flood. At least for the castle for now, then in time perhaps the town if it is ever rebuilt. This effort is similar to irrigation planning, so that too the people can see to, however there's some concern as to where such irrigation works and farming should be due to the ever-looming threat of the elves and their likelihood to simply destroy anything that may be built.
Some others, like Jean and Keely, have found their place in the castle and are adjusting well to the new life here. The former restructuring the guard force and considering rebuilding the military, while the latter cured of her plague has taken back to her old life as a tanner again, and happily so now that she can be among people without worry.
<span class="mu-r">"Look there! That cloud! Was that you?! Dear boy, you are amazing indeed!"</span> you yell in amazement, hugging the lad with encouragement.
<span class="mu-r">"I... think not ma'm. I'll keep trying..."</span> Rene mumbles, disappointed in failures under your godly tutelage.
With an interest in potentially cultivating the divinity within him, you've started taking the lad along with you day to day, so that he can help with the lake work and learn a trade and get big and strong. Also though, whenever you get the chance, to try and teach him however you can about the power within him. Unfortunately you're not a very good teacher, for something that is natural to you, and patient though you are you can't seem to understand why Rene can't simply do what you can or do what you... poorly attempt to explain to him.
