In The Beginning

by Richard Webber

  Chapter Fifty One

  Though nothing ever goes exactly as it is planned, the building of the new city proceeded fairly smoothly, with only an occasional bump in the road. At the time it seemed to drag on forever, but only a little more than one year after I first announced my intentions to build a new city, it was complete.

  After the layout was completed more farmers and woodworkers had moved to build the structures and establish the fields and groves. Over the past year the road had become well traveled and the guest houses had been set up.

  There had been no problem finding families that were willing to live in the guesthouses. I hadn’t been certain there would be sufficient people who would want that job, but apparently many people liked the idea of living on their own, with only occasional travelers passing through.

  The last month was a very hectic time, since this was when the bulk of the people moved. It had taken most of the year for the fields to be established to the point where they could support the population. Now the families of those that had been working the fields and building the houses and other structures were ready and able to move, along with the rest of the trades people; the weavers and makers of house wares, those that labored in the storehouses and those that did all the other tasks necessary to keep a city running.

  I had been traveling constantly, helping to direct the work. I was spending as much time in the new city as I was in my own home. This was fine, since Cadune was charged with running the city of Enoch on a daily basis, while Kalou stayed there to rule in my stead.

  Enoch, Catto, and all the men and women that were the leaders in the new city had been living there full time, directing the daily work of building the city. Though he was young, I knew with Catto’s and Lataan’s experience and help Enoch would be successful. Also, two more of my most trusted people had decided to go to the new city. Amtah now led the weavers, and Shadan was the leader of the hunters.

  Shadan had served me very well on my trips to the southern land and the eastern land. He was a great leader, hunter and warrior, and though I would miss him, I knew he was the right man to take on this important position under Enoch. The hunters in a city were also the guards of the city, so it was imperative that the leader of the hunters be a man that was trustworthy, honorable and faithful to his ruler.

  The day when the new city could finally be called complete arrived with little fanfare. It just happened; everyone had moved and they were farming, building, baking and weaving. I named the city Kalou-Car, in honor of my wife.

  Kalou and I, along with all of our other children, traveled to Kalou-Car to tour the city and visit Enoch. He was happy and working very hard to make sure everything ran smoothly. I was proud of both Enoch and Catto. They had shown excellent leadership and strength, and I was confident the city would be well run.