Michael didn't even feel the time pass by. It felt like only a few weeks had passed, and yet he was already 11 years old.
This meant that the one-year buffer had finally passed and his parents could finally visit him in the Parched Lands. He couldn't wait to show them everything that he had built in the desert, which most people called a desolate wasteland.
But now, he was able to make a paradise for more than 5000 demi-humans!
Although he kept them up to date with what he was doing, seeing it themselves was a different experience entirely. He wanted them to be immersed in the culture that had been cultivated in this place, as well as the camaraderie built between each and every one of its citizens.
He agreed with them that he would pick them up tomorrow morning using the automobile.
