Gifts from beyond (3)

Lariel was sitting alone at her desk within the partially finished palace which was under constant construction. It had been the first planned large scale building and was the furthest along among such constructions. By this time, many buildings of fine wood had been constructed to house personnel in the residential district and the early makings of a settlement were visible with some of the basic infrastructure already in place. 

Many large buildings had already been planned for the central district which would eventually be the most important part of the city, but it was the least developed district currently. The reason being, every building which was planned within this central district was a grand building requiring significant labor. The residential and commercial districts were much further along, but those were much more simple constructions.