Rumors of a mysterious union of principalities are rife, the wild lands are restless, and Savino's rapid growth is drawing envious eyes all around the Novgorod Empire. But, frankly, I'm more worried about:

installing mains water *

building new dormitories *

crop sowing *

gathering pearls and monster hides *

"Kate, what do the red asterisks in the list mean?"

"Those things needed doing yesterday."