Verigan wandered the halls of the base until he found the dilapidated forge. Dust hung from every surface, and the torches set into the walls had burned themselves to the holder. He pulled the leather cover off the smelter and pushed a thumb to the carving, hoping it would light.
It didn't.
He sighed and dumped the swords to the ground, fumbling in his pockets for a flint. He eventually found one and a knife, and lit the torches, getting a better look at the room.
Like the treasury, the smithy used to be impressive, but had died years ago, leaving behind a husk. Soot clung to every surface, staining them black, and a cobweb stretched almost from floor to ceiling. In the far corner was a circular forge next to an anvil, a grindstone, and a stack of empty buckets. The other corner had had what used to be bags of coal, but was now just a pile, the bags rotting away or being chewed at by rats. Set into the wall was a pair of slots for a furnace, with a broken lighting enchantment carved next to it.
Verigan grabbed a shovel and started moving coal into the furnace. "Gwyna, can you try to get to rust off? The metal will be higher quality if it's pure."
It didn't.
He sighed and dumped the swords to the ground, fumbling in his pockets for a flint. He eventually found one and a knife, and lit the torches, getting a better look at the room.
Like the treasury, the smithy used to be impressive, but had died years ago, leaving behind a husk. Soot clung to every surface, staining them black, and a cobweb stretched almost from floor to ceiling. In the far corner was a circular forge next to an anvil, a grindstone, and a stack of empty buckets. The other corner had had what used to be bags of coal, but was now just a pile, the bags rotting away or being chewed at by rats. Set into the wall was a pair of slots for a furnace, with a broken lighting enchantment carved next to it.
Verigan grabbed a shovel and started moving coal into the furnace. "Gwyna, can you try to get to rust off? The metal will be higher quality if it's pure."


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