By the time the sun began to disappear beyond the horizon, the relief efforts at the town had finally begun winding down.
The workers slowly packed away their tools while the volunteers organized the remaining supplies and made sure everything that needed to be covered was secured for the night. The families staying in the temporary shelters were provided with their evening meals before the camp gradually settled into a quieter rhythm.
Eric stood near one of the tents, speaking with several of the volunteers as they went over the work that had been completed that day and what still needed to be done in the morning.
Alys had already finished saying goodbye to the children, though she had needed considerably more time than expected after several of them had insisted on showing her their toys and telling her stories before she could leave.
Silas had been even harder to extract from the children's tent.
