"That guy's still here?" Ludwig frowned.
The idea of the coachman waiting that long was both impressive and irritating. Ludwig wasn't used to people waiting on him without complaint, not unless they were paid, threatened, or both.
"What else is he going to do? He gets paid to drive you around, and even if he isn't, he is still getting paid. Among everyone in the capital, he has the best job."
Ludwig could not argue with that logic. If his worst danger today was boredom and sunlight, he'd take it too.
"Good, I'll head out then."
"Before you go…" Andre said as he pulled something from a side pocket.
It was an azure colored block. Almost jewel-like in texture.
It caught the forge light and threw it back with a faint shimmer, like stone that had remembered the sky and took on its form. Andre held it between thick fingers with more care than its rough shape suggested.
"Take this with you," he threw it to Ludwig.
Ludwig grabbed it mid-air.
[Blue Meteorite Whetstone]
