Chapter 188 - The Way Back Home (VI) (1/2)
Almira, the master blacksmith appeared in my mansion currently smithing a weapon on the anvil.
”Are you not happy to see me? You have been famous in Sandurk Region and yet you didn't even inform your mentor about your achievement? Isn't that kinda cold for someone who begged me to become my apprentice?”
”Ah...errr... just kinda busy with all the things happening all around that I am quite occupied to even visit everyone to tell about my exploits. And besides, my actions are not good enough to be called as something I can be proud of.”
Almira smirked and continue hammering the mold weapon on the hammer. ”That's right. Be humble and don't brag about your exploits. It is the most logical way since you might have just lucked out this time. What about next time though? Will you be able to do that again? The future cannot be seen unless you are a seer or a person with the ability to peek into the future. People will imprint in their minds that you can do anything just because of one achievement. Push more and break through your limits. If you are confident already, then you are indeed good to brag about those achievements of yours.”
”It isn't like you to drop such a cheesy sentence, master,” I joked on Almira.
”Oh, shut up. I am only stating the obvious so it is up to you to decide.”
Almira sure likes to be poetic but gets bashful once she drops such things obviously.
”By the way, master. You don't usually leave your workshop, how come you are here in my mansion? Is it due to the results that occurred in Sandurk?”
”Huh? I am not interested in your exploits out there in Sandurk or wherever. I am here to assign you to a quest since you are my apprentice and you have the qualifications to do this. Since I know you would be busy, I decided to visit your home to directly drop the message. I am quite sure you would be here in your mansion after quite a while even if you are busy with some stuff.”
”A new quest?”
”Yep. The elf folks are currently asking me to help them forge the ballista arrows they are about to use since they have predicted that the demons are on the move. They wanted to make sure that the incident that occurred during the last years won't happen again.”
Just when I was about to say something in regards to the quest, the male goblin appeared and chimed into our conversation, and stole the spotlight.
”Did you just say the ”elf folks”?” the male goblin appeared out of nowhere that even the most unfazed woman in Resurgia Almira was surprised by his sudden appearance.
”Eh? Who is this guy? A goblin? How come a goblin is inside your home Bladeheart?”
”Ah, let me explain,” the goblin volunteered on explaining things.
During his explanation, I learned that his name is Garo, and that was the time I learned of his name. I didn't ask for his name in an attempt to keep his trust in me as high as I can and waited for him to voluntarily reveal his name to me. And this conversation alone revealed it. He also explained things on Almira for a bit which are all info I currently know.
”I see, so you wanted to send back the baby that has is being hunted by the demon army to the elves so that she can get the protection she needed from the Yggdrassil Tree Essence huh? So can I see the child? I know a few folks from the elf folks so that we will know who is the right elf we can give her back.”
”Sure. Aru, can you come here for a sec?”
”Coming dear,” the female goblin who was known as Aru appeared while carrying the little baby in her hands.
”Maybe we should move to a different area to talk? The forge is quite dark and bad for the health of the kid.”
”I agree with that. Let's go to the living room,” I said.