Darlon swayed side to side in the front seat of the cart, holding the reins to the two horse team. Trotting along in the early morning after a brisk night always brought new life to his lungs. Angeline sat next to him, hood drawn up and hands within the woolen robe she wore so often.
“What are the errands you run today, Brother?” Angeline asks quietly, eyes focused on the shoppes around them.
“There do be a smith my interests lie in, and I hear the skills with hammer and anvil be tough to rival. She should be in a forge here, if my reports serve correct.” He responds, drawing a nod from Angeline and no more. Pulling up to a wagon docking building, Darlon nods to the caretaker, tips him a coin, and hops off. “You know how to find me, right?” Darlon asks Angeline as he helps her down, she nods and hugs him quickly before taking off to browse the stores.
Making his way through the streets, one sound stood out the most over the rest, and that was the ring of steel on steel in the air. Rounding a corner, Darlon laid eyes on the workshop he sought. Casually, he walked into the place. The sound rang in his ears as the smell of metals and curers and tanners filled his nostrils. “Ah, this do be where I seek.” Darlon said to himself, observing the workshop with curiosity.
His eyes finally crossed who he had been searching for. Shorter than he expected, but the description of her matched perfectly elsewhere. “Excuse me, are you the main hand at this shop?” He called over the ring of steel she was working.