- Mar 13, 2015
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"Adelene!!! Come 'ere lass!"
Adelene perked up her head from the bottles beside the counter as Kranz shouted from the small yard behind the shop. He always shouted like that, not bothering to leave his work even for just one second once he started. Adelene actually liked that about the old man, and never complained about being interrupted with whatever she was doing. She hurried to the yard and stopped by the doorframe.
"Yessir?"
The sound of coal crackling, metal melting, and blades being hit hard into perfect shape by a large solid hammer echoed in hot air. The echoing hits of the hammer only stopped when the old man straightened his back to face his employee. He had a few black smudges on his face. "Addy, we 'ave a new part-timer t'day. Gonna arrive anytime soon so make sure ya guide 'im well, yes? Just the usual stuff is fine."
Adelene tilted her head. New workmate, huh. She didn't expect they'd have another one, but then again manning the shop wasn't really as simple as it seemed. The shop was pretty spacious, and there were different dangerous weapons everywhere. While Adelene was an expert fighter, being in a medieval-themed dress made it less easy to move. Things would not go well if some bad guy comes in to make trouble. Or worse, if more than one come and try to rob the shop. Right. A workmate would make the shop more secured.
"Alright, sir!" she responded gladly. She made a cheeky grin, as she joined her hands together behind her. "Should I make him wear the uniform though? I mean, if it's the first day..."
"Nah, we can make 'im wear it next time. But make sure ya give it to 'im before he leaves today."
Adelene made an informal salute before going back to her spot behind the counter. She sat down a wooden chair, while waiting. It sure was a slow day. Meanwhile, the sound of hammering has resumed, pushing away silence. With a new workmate, there would be even less silence in the shop. Nice.
Adelene perked up her head from the bottles beside the counter as Kranz shouted from the small yard behind the shop. He always shouted like that, not bothering to leave his work even for just one second once he started. Adelene actually liked that about the old man, and never complained about being interrupted with whatever she was doing. She hurried to the yard and stopped by the doorframe.
"Yessir?"
The sound of coal crackling, metal melting, and blades being hit hard into perfect shape by a large solid hammer echoed in hot air. The echoing hits of the hammer only stopped when the old man straightened his back to face his employee. He had a few black smudges on his face. "Addy, we 'ave a new part-timer t'day. Gonna arrive anytime soon so make sure ya guide 'im well, yes? Just the usual stuff is fine."
Adelene tilted her head. New workmate, huh. She didn't expect they'd have another one, but then again manning the shop wasn't really as simple as it seemed. The shop was pretty spacious, and there were different dangerous weapons everywhere. While Adelene was an expert fighter, being in a medieval-themed dress made it less easy to move. Things would not go well if some bad guy comes in to make trouble. Or worse, if more than one come and try to rob the shop. Right. A workmate would make the shop more secured.
"Alright, sir!" she responded gladly. She made a cheeky grin, as she joined her hands together behind her. "Should I make him wear the uniform though? I mean, if it's the first day..."
"Nah, we can make 'im wear it next time. But make sure ya give it to 'im before he leaves today."
Adelene made an informal salute before going back to her spot behind the counter. She sat down a wooden chair, while waiting. It sure was a slow day. Meanwhile, the sound of hammering has resumed, pushing away silence. With a new workmate, there would be even less silence in the shop. Nice.