"No, no, no!" The old dwarf hastily shook his stubby, short hands repeatedly, "Of course not, of course not!"
"Reason?"
"Well...uh, let me think," Audem was obviously a bit embarrassed. He couldn't very well say that he actually wanted to assess whether this young man had the potential to become the King of Earth, making all the rune dwarves follow him, right?
He felt that if he said that out loud, he would definitely be treated as a lunatic.
The old dwarf thought and thought, finally finding an excuse: "Little guy, don't you need someone to work for you?"
Brand felt he was almost laughing with anger. He replied testily, "Alright, then what can you do, old man?"
"I..." Audem blurted out, "I can prospect for minerals. Right, I'm quite skilled at mining. I... I apprenticed under the golden dwarves, you know. Although rune dwarves aren't adept at this kind of work, golden dwarves are top-notch miners..."
