The NPCs that Broken hired wasted no time diving into their tasks once they got their job assignments. Meanwhile, Livelywood and Charmelyn took charge, overseeing everything. The workers were spread out over different duties, but it was clear that most of them were builders. This made sense since, at this stage, the main focus was on building new structures and fixing what was already there.
But that day, something rather peculiar caught the builders' eyes. A young builder named Mortar, who looked to be in his twenties, was behaving quite strangely. Mortar preferred working by himself and rarely chatted with the others. He seemed perpetually tired, constantly yawning, and generally out of sync with the rest of the crew.
