The following three days were the most difficult that Michael had faced since the beginning.
Not physically, but the shoulder had opinions about the material runs and placement work, as well as everything that needed two functional arms. It was hard in the sense that sustained pressure over several days with an unmovable deadline was challenging—the kind that demanded constant decision-making and focus.
It required the mental discipline of someone who understood that even stopping to breathe was a luxury the timeline couldn't afford right now.
He slept only four hours each night and was on the watchtower before sunrise every morning, monitoring the pulse and examining the southeast signature.
It remained in the same place—two blocks closer than before the wall was completed, stationary and patient. Interestingly, this steadiness was more unsettling than movement because deliberate patience can be a different kind of threat.
