'The city's full reconstruction should be completed in about two days at the rate it's going,' Asher thought, his sharp eyes scanning the organized chaos below. He could already imagine the Barony restored to its former shape, its buildings standing tall and its people thriving again. But deep down, he knew that what he was witnessing was merely the beginning, the surface of a much greater struggle. Rebuilding walls and structures was one thing, but restoring the city's life force would take much longer.
'There's still food to worry about,' he mused quietly, his mind drifting over the realities of recovery. 'And farmland… lands for the farmers to work on.' He wasn't entirely sure whether earth-based ability users could rejuvenate the soil or hasten crop growth. Water, at least, wouldn't be an issue, the Barony housed several powerful water ability users, and their abundance alone would ensure that the rivers and wells never ran dry.
