Several hours later, night had fallen, and the temporary lights outside had flickered to life, illuminating the streets with a soft glow. Inside Hilt's workshop, the forge was finally cooling down, and the sound of hammering had fallen silent.
Hilt set down her hammer and stretched her arms, letting out a long sigh.
"Finally."
Alice wiped the sweat from her forehead and placed her hammer on the workbench. Azrynn carefully set the last piece of metal aside before releasing a tired breath of her own.
Ignis, meanwhile, stood beside the forge with her hands on her hips, looking rather pleased with herself.
"That was fun!"
Alice turned toward her with an incredulous look.
"Fun? We've been working for hours!"
Ignis tilted her head.
"Really? It didn't feel that long."
"Of course it didn't. You spent most of the time melting things while we had to hammer them into shape!"
Ignis puffed out her cheeks.
"But I helped a lot!"
Azrynn smiled as she wiped the soot from her face.
