Lyra POV
A large garden stretched out in a cleared area where the sun could easily reach throughout the day, but there was still plenty of shaded areas for plants needing partial sunlight. In the corner was even a small greenhouse. Corn, basil, tomatoes, squash, carrots, onions, peppers, and almost every other vegetable or herb a person could want. What I couldn’t see with my eyes, I could smell with my nose.
Men and women worked side by side, sowing, harvesting, and weeding. Again, despite the dirt on their hands and sweat on their foreheads, they smiled and laughed.
Marni put her hands on her hips, chest puffing in pride. “We are a self-sustaining community. We have wolves that will still go to town for clothes and tools when needed, of course. But being able to live off the land as m
