The Adrift Oath

Chapter VI: A Day To Remember

Surprise on her face as she saw that the shop she bought her shortsword from was as open as yesterday

Pushing the door slowly, she entered the store

"Hello?!" Exclaiming as she looked around, seeing the dwarf seemingly half awake, sitting down on his chair with it's back against the counter, an axe laying down alongside a metal shield

"What? shouldn't you be running away lass?" He said as he rubbed his eyes, Fae scoffed and replied

"The same could be said to you" Walking within the store as she examined the chest pieces of leather armor displayed around

"I'm open for anybody needing last minute preparations, lord knows youth keep getting dumber and dumber" His words made him sound like such an elder that she couldn't help but cackle, grabbing a leather chest piece she found as she tried to realize how to wear it on

"You have yet to answer me, lass" Almost dropping the slightly heavy chestpiece in her hands by how close his voice sounded, she looked down at the dwarf with a nervous smile

"I'm an adventurer, I have to defend the town" She muttered

The dwarf crossed his arms tightly as he looked up at her eyes for a fraction of a silent second, before breaking it with his burly voice

"Unless you're some swordswoman from another world I doubt that you'll be of any use to the defense" He told Fae, who laughed at how blunt the words she received were

"Well a pair of extra hands can't hurt" Pulling her gaze away from the dwarf and into the armor she was holding, she continued

"This town has been very kind to me, I want to give back" She concluded, getting the armor she was holding in her hands taken off however

"Hey! I'm buying that!" Fae exclaimed to the back of the dwarf that was walking away and into the back of the store

"Christ how unfriendly can he get" She muttered to herself, looking around before letting out a sigh and ultimately going for the door

"Who told you to leave" The same voice she was talking to called out for her, Fae turned around with a raised eyebrow as she found the dwarf walking towards her with furrowed eyebrows, though the thing that attracted her was the metallic armor that was in his hands

"Here, this chain mail will protect you more than any leather" The dwarf told Fae, handing her the long chain mail that seemed more like a dress for Fae, keeping her thoughts for later she immediately removed her long black clock to wear the chain mail

"Be wary, even with its sturdiness it will not protect you from magic or blunt trauma" Looking at the young woman wear her armor above her jacket, she then looked at the dwarf with a small smile

"Thank you, how much is it?" She asked, receiving a slow shake of his head

"It's not for sale, return it when you're done" Fae stared silently at him for the half of a second that she had free before the sound of a horn blew within the town, reminding her of what she was signing up to

"Anyway, try to stay alive, I'm in no mood to take it back from your corpse" He told her before he walked back to his seat with no hint of sarcasm or irony in his words

Fae smiled and then ran out of the store, not before exclaiming her gratitude

"I'll make sure of it! thanks!"

The dwarf inside his store let out a sigh as he heavily dropped on his chair, letting his head fall behind as he stared at the ceiling, wondering if staying in this town was a good idea after all