Humans are both very fragile and very resilient creatures, like the weeds by the roadside that, no matter how many times they are trampled, will always grow towards the light as long as their roots remain.
Lance sent Dismas off early in the morning and then began to patrol the town.
Everywhere he went, the people welcomed him wholeheartedly. It was a vibrant scene, as if he were the favorite of the people, with life and vigor flourishing before his eyes.
The people supported him because their lives had indeed improved, and the promises he made had been fulfilled.
The prices posted in the grain shop were affordable to everyone, and every morning all the workers could get a dark bread roll and a bowl of coarse grain porridge with bits of fish in it.
With full stomachs, they all had the energy to work and looked forward to their reward at night.
