It wasn't just the two of them. Several of the closest kids from the Summers Family had also arrived early.
A dozen or so young people worked together. Some were setting up the outdoor venue in the garden, some were preparing food in the kitchen, and others were on the phone, hurrying along deliveries. In short, everyone had a role to play. They all wanted to make the birthday party lively and cheerful so Paige Summers could relax and have a good time.
Preparations proceeded in an orderly fashion, and by the afternoon, guests had begun to arrive early.
In recent years, human territory had been constantly expanding.
Most of Bloodfall's original members had been dispatched to build new cities. As the surrounding areas were developed, they began to border Concordia, creating an increasingly prosperous corridor that stretched from south to north.
As the cities and cultivation zones expanded, they became increasingly busy.
