"Really, one of the more time consuming troubles we had with establishing the village was clearing out this path.  As rudimentary as it is, it's several miles of old trees that needed to be removed.  This was before we had any real worker base to fall back on, so we ended up contracting workers for that as well as several other skilled labor.  Which turned out to be quite beneficial since a fair portion of the current population is comprised of those individuals and their families.  From there it was a matter of making sure we established a strong foundation so that the community was self sufficient enough to provide for itself.  It was just a few months ago that we finally accomplished that task and we were set to begin looking into utilizing our resources for more profitable ventures when... uh... your father passed away..."  Ehren trailed off, still a little uncomfortable mentioning Gaius' death even though it had been nearly a month since they laid him to rest in the family crypt.  He was still unsure of how they would view him since he really wasn't there for them as they were growing up.  Hell, the old man most likely had more of a hand in his upbringing than he did in any of his offspring.  The ranger went on to give a brief overview of the village's social and economical standing as well as answering whatever further questions they may have had.<br/><br/>Shortly after they had reached the halfway mark, quickened hoof falls alerted him to somebody rapidly approaching from their rear.  Ehren recognized one of the steeds he left behind just as he heard the woman shouting out to them, causing him to pause their canter until she could join the group.  "I'm terribly sorry Lady... Melody I assume?"  The ranger really only had physical descriptions from their files to base his recognition from, but of the three he was expecting that was the closest fit.  "I hadn't seen you get off the vessel and the next one wasn't expected to arrive for a while.  I'm glad to see you made it though and apologize for my hastiness."