Chapter 302 - Marie The Blacksmith (1/2)
Mercury finished looking around the house and nodded to Evelin before he remembered that she was unable to see and got a little embarrassed before he spoke
”It looks good, thank you, Evelin”
Evelin smiled before she asked Mercury
”So, shall we move on or do you want to rest for the rest of the day?”
”Move on? To what?”
Evelin showed a smile
”To meet your teacher in blacksmithing”
”Oh… I am good, let's go meet them”
”Well then, let's go”
Evelin walked out of the house and back up into the carriage, Mercury followed after her and before long the carriage stopped again, this time Mercury stepped out first and offered his hand to help Evelin down from the carriage, Evelin blushed a little as she spoke
”Thank you, Mercury…”
Mercury showed a smile and looked around, it seemed that they had arrived in the craftsman district of the city, this he figured due to the long chimneys and that the buildings were made of brown bricks instead of living wood
”Mercury it's over here”
Mercury snapped out of his daze and followed after Evelin that walked into a workshop, Mercury followed after and found himself inside a weapon shop, clangs sounded out from the back workshop until Evelin called out
”Marie!”
The clangs stopped and soon a female elf walked out from the backroom, she was half-covered in black sot, she had muscular arms that still looked rather thin and only wore a dirty apron on her upper body that contained her modest breasts and rugged looking leather pants that sat rather loosely on her hips, she had her black as night hair sat up in a bun and oddly enough her eyes were red like fire, she showed a friendly smile when she saw Evelin and walked over and picked the rather short Evelin up and hugged her like one would a teddy bear rubbing her sot covered face against Evelin's white veil
”Evelin~”
”Marie~”
The two of them friend their own little world as they called out each other's names, Mercury watched with a twitching eyelid before he let out a fake cough that managed to draw their attention as the two of them turned their heads towards him, Marie looked him over before she asked Evelin
”Isn't he a little scrawny to be a blacksmith?”
Evelin sighed before she asked
”Why are you asking me that, you know I can't see…”
Marie made an 'oh right' face before she looked at Mercury
”Oh right, Hey kid, aren't you a little scrawny to be a blacksmith..? Plus, is your leg okay?”
Mercury sighed before he spoke
”My leg is injured, yes, but it won't get better if I don't use it… As for my strength, I am probably stronger than you”
Marie narrowed her eyes as the temperature in the workshop suddenly lowered itself a few degrees
”Ohh~ He sure has a pair on him, this guy, where did you find him, Evelin?”
”The border guard picked him up, I pardoned him yesterday and promised to set him up with some work”
”I see, oi kid, come over here”
”I have a name you know…”
Mercury walked over and stood in front of Marie, she was about his height and now that he was close he could make out she had healthy brown skin hidden beneath the sot that half-covered her body
”What's your name?”
”Mercury”
”I see… So Mercury what makes you want to be a blacksmith?”
Mercury thought for a moment before he showed a smile
”My affinity for metal”
”Your affinity huh… Evelin, I can work with this guy, but you owe me one”
Evelin shugged
”Sure, though I have a feeling that he's going to surpass you in a few months”
”Ohh~ Let's wait and see, kid follow me”
Mercury nodded and followed after Marie into the workshop, as soon as he stepped through the door he felt the burning temperature from the furnace, but before he managed to look around Marie called out to him
”Drop the cane and come over here”
”Sure”
Mercury let go of the cane and limped over to the furnace where Marie stood, Marie looked at his injured right leg and asked