400 scabove (2/2)

”Hmm.

”Oh, you're done?

Rike, who had finished his work, noticed me holding up the sheath.

”Yeah. I think we can call it done for now. ......

I held out the sheath in my hand to Rike. He took it reverently and looked at it as if he didn't want to miss the wood grain.

The master's is amazing. I can almost believe it was originally made of this kind of wood.

Is that so?

Yeah.

I'm a little embarrassed because I feel I'm just doing what I can with the help of the cheat.

But you know what?

”What's wrong with this?

I nodded to the dubious Rieke.

”I just wish I could color it.

”Oh, .......

We don't have any pigment or lacquer that can be used for coloring in this kind of situation at the moment. I didn't want to make anything too flashy, but in a situation like this, I would at least like to make the roses red.

The scabbard and handle themselves should also be white, not white wood, though it would be gaudy. In other words, I want to eliminate the drossiness as much as possible.

Hmm, is it too much to ask Camilo to do it now?

”He might have it, but I don't know if he'll be able to deliver it in time.

The ring is ready to be delivered and there's still time before the wedding, so if the store has it, we can use it.

That's our only option.

If not, we'll think of something else. Maybe Mr. Liddy knows some plants that can be colored.

That's a good idea.

If it's a product of a blacksmith in the forest, coloring it with plants from the forest seems to be quite clever.

Rikke and I continued to clean up the forge, discussing the coloring of this and that.