The scent of freshly tilled dirt with a mix of morning dew as Seo Ryung was wiping some sweat from his brow. Around him, the orphans were working without rest, they repaired broken fences, cleared the scattered debris from a recent storm, and assisted an elderly man in rebuilding his broken down roof.
It had been only a couple of days since Heuk Cheon's counterattack had begun, and the results were already starting to show.
The villagers, who had once been wary of them because of the Murim Alliance's doing, was now greeting the orphans with warm smiles. Merchants who had once hesitated to trade with them were now offering supplies at discounted prices.
"They really are helping us," a young woman had whispered to an elder.
The old man, while watching the group children work, had replied with a gentle nod. "And to think that they ask for nothing in return… These aren't the monsters the Murim Alliance claims they are."
The plan was working.
