Love! Death! War! They all Love a Rabbit!

Days With a Rabbit: Ottar

"I know you basically strongarmed me to making your child a weapon..."

The sound of fire kindling and the echoing of a hammer striking metal vibrated in the dim lit room. Embers flying up before disappearing into smoke and ash. And sparks flying from the strike of iron on the anvil. 

Hephaestus face covered in sweat, but she didn't look bothered by it. Being a god of blacksmithing she was use to it. Not minding the heat or the sweat she was covered in. The heavy weight of her own personal hammer that could kill mortals was nothing, as she grew use to the weight.

"And you said, you wanted it ready before Monsterphilia in about over a week. But why, do you suddenly make these random visits to my shop!?" She screeched as she hammered away the material before looking over her shoulder to see Freya there. 

Sitting on a stool with her legs crossed over another as she just sat there. Smiling and waving at the red headed goddess without a care in the world. Or even looking bothered by the heat or remarked at her harsh tone. 

"I said I would put part of me into my Bell's weapon."

"Which you already gave me your hair and blood. Why the hell would you even offer to have me put your orgasm fluids to make this thing!? God...I ought to make a bat to smack you upside the head and hope that gets rid of your horniness!"

"But I didn't hear you complaining until after I stopped using your desk to-"

"Enough! I saw it, I don't need a reminder of it! And I had to burn my desk now thank you very much!"

"You're welcome! That just means we can break in your new one after I've rewarded you for your hard work~"

"Freya! I swear to Tenkai! A bat! Bash your head in with it! In a barrel! Off a cliff! And watch as you get sent back up there!" She yelled at the goddess of beauty as she was repeatedly striking the material with her rant in sync. 

Silence came soon after, as all that could be heard in the room for a while was the sounds of the fire crackling in the kiln. Then the screeching sound of water boiling for a moment as the hot material was dipped in shortly before moving back into the flames. 

"Why do you constantly make these return trips to watch me work?" She asked as she looked at  Freya with a tired deadpanned expression as she saw the god stretching her hands out. Never looking away from the confusing god with her one good eye as she saw a nostalgic yet happy look on Freya's face.

"Well, partly because I feel like you could use the company. It would get so lonely for you especially with your familia always head down on their own projects." Freya began as that felt like an arrow going through Hephaestus's chest.

'...How does she know what to say and why is she right!?' "Any more reasons?" She asked trying to ignore the painful truth feeling she had now thanks to Freya's words. 

"Well~ I kinda wanted to talk about how my familia is doing since Bell joined!"

"Ahhh so you're here to brag about it then. Why not just go back and have one of your children listen as you ramble on you perv?"

"Mou! Then how are they supposed to bond if I'm taking them away from Bell! Hephaestus you simple minded dummy!" Freya pouted cutely as she waved her arms and flailed about on her stool as Hephaestus 'tsk'ed and continued with her work.

"Fine...tell me what's so different about your children now while I work. Can't be that much different." Hephaestus said as she pulled out the red-hot material out of the kiln now and began to hammer it again with her tools.

"See? I knew you'd be interested. I suppose I should tell about Ottar now. He's honestly been smiling more and even has a lesson plan class for some of my lower-level children!" Freya said as Hephaestus was taken by surprise and missed her strike of her hammer, falling over the anvil.