Ian quickly agreed and told Rayne which house Anna was staying in. As the resident doctor, she was the leader of the female house.
Rayne quickly spotted Anna in her room. She was in the process of building her bed frame and had a big smile on her face.
"Oh, Rayne! Hello! Ah, I can’t believe such a wonderful place existed!" she exclaimed, welcoming Rayne inside.
"Yes, it’s wonderful indeed! Julian is a very resourceful man. To have such foresight and build this place in secret is a very impressive task!" agreed Rayne.
This was the excuse they had both prepared. Julian had volunteered to take credit for this place under the guise of a future development project.
Anna nodded. "So what brings you here?" she asked while eyeing Rayne, looking for any signs of injury.
"I’m actually here on behalf of one of the newcomers, Laura. She’s a few months pregnant and hasn’t had any sort of consultation about her pregnancy. I was hoping you could give her a checkup?" said Rayne.
"Oh? There’s a pregnant woman here? Yes, of course, I’ll examine her. I’m not an expert on women’s health or childbirth, but I did do a few months of post-grad in a maternity ward," she smiled.
"Perfect! I will send her over after you’ve settled in. Let me know if you need any tools or medicines. I can try to keep an eye out for you when I go out next time."
Anna smiled. "Thank you. I will give you a list. Ian gave me this entire house to myself so that I can set up the two bedrooms as medical wards. There are many things I wish I had brought from the bunker."
Rayne nodded. She would have to pretend to go out on a supply run eventually and bring back some of these items for Anna. Health was a very important thing, and providing Anna with the right tools and medicines could save lives.
When she left Anna’s house, she noticed that many people were already out, carrying dirt via wheelbarrows to fill in the holes.
It was mostly people from Brandon’s crew, along with a few men from Alpha Team. Rayne spotted Deondre out with a few of the other Alpha Team members, and it seemed like they were getting along very well.
"What are you looking at?" Julian’s voice sounded from behind her.
Rayne turned around and smiled. "I’m just happy to see that people are getting along well."
She watched as Ian walked over to Deondre, seriously talking to him about something in private.
"What’s going on there? It looks important," asked Rayne.
Julian laughed. "Ian always has a stern expression when talking to his subordinates. He’s most likely assigning a scouting mission. I asked him to get information about what’s happening at the government base." Discover more content at freewebnovel
"Oh, I see. Yes, the more we know, the better we will be. I hope he’s careful," she replied, looking slightly worried.
Ever since Ivan’s team was pronounced dead and Jess was revealed to be a traitor, Rayne had been worried about future missions. She didn’t want to hear about more deaths.
"Don’t worry. Deondre is our best scout; he knows what he’s doing," assured Julian.
They watched the others explore their new environment with smiles on their faces. Rayne felt very gratified by this experience and was happy that her ability could help at least this many people.
She hoped that this small settlement in the forest would one day grow to be one of many colonies in the future.
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