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Chapter 1: The Order
Every story starts somewhere, mine starts in a small town in dragon valley called Sapphire City (Named after the Ancient dragon that lived there 10,000 years ago Sapphire). I had been working in my father's blacksmith shop one late rainy afternoon pouring molten iron ingot into a mold for a dagger blade when someone who had never been here before walked in, he was wearing a brown cloak covering his face but you could see his brilliant green eyes and a few golden locks of hair.
“I would like to place an order,” He said in confident voice
“Ok what would you like, “ I say.
"A steel warhammer “he said quietly but loud enough for me to hear.
I was interested in the unusual request because no one usually ordered a warhammer unless they really needed it and as far as I know there wasn't a war going on.
“Ok, That will be 150 quins,”I told him.
He handed me the coinage. ”I will be back in four days time to pick it up,” he said as he turned around and walked out the door.
I went back to work on the now cooled dagger thinking about his request. I still hadn’t learned how to make a warhammer how was I supposed to make one in four days. I decided to ask my dad for help so I walked over to him. He was straightening someones crooked sword by pounding on it with his mallet so I had to yell to get his attention.
“Dad!,”I yelled repeatedly until he finally heard me.
“What do you need Ash,” he replied stopping his work.
“I need you to teach me how to make something that someone ordered,”I replied
“What?,” he asked me.
“A um steel warhammer,”I said quietly.
“Why would anyone need one of those?”,he questioned
“I don’t know but It was ordered and paid for,” I said Showing him the quins
“Ok I will show you tomorrow,” he said ,”You should get home I’ll close up shop and be there by dinner.”
“Ok, see you later,” I said walking out of the shop. I walked down the lane towards my house wondering about the hammer. My house is small but cozy, with deer hide rugs and wool cushions on our chairs and a nice warm fire place. I walked in and lit the fire, hung a pot on the cooking rack , and got the water, vegetables, meat, and noodles ready for making stew. I had to make the stew and clean the house a bit because my mother and sister died in a cottage fire when I was little while me and my dad were at the blacksmiths practicing making swords and daggers. DING!! The noise of the timer brought me back to reality. I stirred the soup and reset the timer. I then went to the supplies room to get the broom and started sweeping. When I finished sweeping and finished the stew my dad walked in and said it smelled really good. I dished it out and gave him a bowl.
"Mmmm veggie noodle soup, my favorite,"he said hungrily.
“Yup, moms famous family recipe,” I replied. We ate the stew enjoying every last drop and went to our rooms to go to bed .
“Goodnight,”I called walking into my room
“Night Ash,”he replied
I slipped on my nightgown and went to bed wondering what I would do about the warhammer.
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The Keeper
FantasíaAshley Scarlet Hale, that's the name of a brave young woman whose life is about to change. The world of Thule has survived long since the dragons died out, but when Ash follows a strange man deep into the forest her life takes a sudden turn. Now her...
