What are the story segments like The Builder

The Builder stories Part 1, 2, and 3 are character development exercises. The Builder character will appear in book 2. He is only a minor character as far as the story goes, but he performs a very important action aside from his architectural/builder functions. I wanted to get a feel for this character, and lay some ground work related to him before he got his five minutes of fame in book 2.

I plan to do this with other characters as well and other aspects of the books that may need it.