There were still plenty of idle hands in the town, so recruiting enough people wasn't difficult, and a few departures didn't significantly impact the construction project.
"Yes, yes, yes." The man nodded with a foolish grin. Hearing the others chime in, he added, "We'll definitely work hard and not disappoint My Lord!"
At this stage, Hamlet had yet to develop class distinctions. Instead, Lance had instilled in them a collective consciousness: everyone was his people, and they were all Hamlet's People, fighting for Hamlet.
The man clenched the copper coin in his hand, but the thought of his wife and children brought a smile to his face and quickened his steps.
The new houses in Hamlet weren't the longhouse type where livestock lived together with people, although the core structure was still thatched huts with wooden frames and mud-packed walls.
