Ellie

The raised hands turned out to be people volunteering to assist the newcomers.

When Alpha Amal permitted the first one to speak, Sam was already on the edge of her seat, so when the person spoke, she visibly calmed down.

“Sir, will they need any help settling in?”

At that, another distant hand went up, asking, “the homes they will be staying in, are they clean?”

“Will they be allowed to help us with the harvest?”

“Do you know if there's anything they don't eat? I would like to bake them a ‘welcome to the neighborhood’ cake.”

Over and over, the questions came, and with a smile, Alpha Amal addressed their concerns. Yes, he told them, they would need help settling in. There were children who had lost their families, and they would need help settling in. No, the homes were not clean yet, and they were sending pioneers, who would be arriving the next day, would they be so kind as to help them clean up their new home?

Sam beamed with pride at how the entire meeting broke up into diffe