The base of the throne room was completed, it was a ring wall, about two hundred metres across, at the opposite side to the entrance was the door to Wayocks tower and study. Currently everyone was sleeping in tents or ramshackle huts, however two hundred soldiers were posted in a wooden fortress. There about 100 hunters working 24/7 and the other 19,700 were helping build the palace. Eventually a caravan was sighted in the horizon. When they came Wayock was the first to greet them, while the others were crowded behind him. His warriors first than the settlers, while two hundred was in the fortress which was about 100 metres behind the merchants. However about 1000 were missing. They had about 7 caravans and about 4 muskoxen, not including the 14 pulling the caravans.
The Merchants talked with Wayock in whispers.
"Hallo there."
"Hallo, I am Wayock. I will be speaking with you right now."
"Nice to meet you, we heard a few people came here to start a new settlement, at the request of some crazy prophets in various cities. Apparently some old god requested them to come here..."
Wayock was pretty annoyed by this.
"Ah, anything else?"
"Yes, I was just going to ask the others to abandon this folly, various leaders asked me to come gather them back it is my first mission, trading second."
Wayock was currently in his 'mortal' form, not entirely mortal, although he could hide his god-hood in certain occasions, it was a good way to find out stuff gods couldn't.
"Well, you can talk to them if you wish."
The head merchant stepped up and cried out to all there.
"Please! Come back to civilisation with us! There is no need to expand, no need for settlement, this is folly! There are countless dangers out on the ice, you will surely die! We will provide transport, food, warmth, shelter, protection! This folly, this Wayock who supposedly 'created' us is not real!"
A few people in the crowd put their hands on the hilts of their weapons, some fidgeted while Wayock just crossed his arms while a frown creased his face.
Dun.. Dun... DUUUUN!
To be Continued.