After he made a slight bow to me, he look at us each in turn. His vision lingered over Nicole , or rather , her armor .
" With armor of that quality , your important dear lady . Might I enquire as to who made it for ye?" Grimm asked .
" Orrin Stronghammer." She replied proudly . " He was the greatest smith I ever had the pleasure of meeting."
" That was my father, and that makes you the Dragon Queen Nicole, as he only forged one suit of armor for one Dragon Queen. " Grimm said, kneeling .
" Rise, Grimm. I have no people left to command." She said , a tear forming in her eye.
" But that means...... " he said slowly .
" Yes, the Dragon knights are no more . Now there are only two . Myself and my Lord here ." She said and I set my hand on her shoulder.
" Well that complicates things ." He said , scratching his beard . " And with the darkness closing in..... Have the four Generals bean awakened ?" He asked .
" We don't know . We are going to the E'thrun temple to see about Carirex. " She said . " If he has bean released much will be lost ."
" Aye, so it will." He said ." Hey, Blood Lord Dragon Prince , whatever your name is , what are your weapons of choice ? " He asked .
" A bastard sword and shield or a battle ax ." I replied , and he went back into a different room coming out with a sword , buckler , and a big ax. " Try these to suit your fancy ." He said , tossing the ax at me . I caught it , and while being a little heavy , it felt like it only weighed as much as a light woodcutters ax . The blade was large and crescent shape and, to my surprise , was blood red . The haft was a wood that was an ashy color with a hint of red. The metal spike at the bottom was a purplish color.
" The 'ead of that ax is forged from Bloodsteel, and the haft from Roastwood, but the spike is something else . My father forged this ax , and according to my mother it was forged for a Blood Prince . All of those materials are from the realm of the Blood Dragon , so don't lose this ax . I can't replace it ." He said. " Do you know anything else about it ? " I asked .
" Nope ." He shrugged . I put it on my back like characters in video games do , and it stuck there , almost by magic . I handed back the sword and shield .
" I mean no offense , but the ax should do me well enough for now ."
He laughed . " I had a feeling the sword was not for you , boy ." And took them back to the room .
" Any way I can learn more about it?" I asked .
" Well, you can meditate and cast your mind about it ." The dwarf said as he returned . I took it from my back and looked over the blade, gently rubbing my thumb on it.
" Ow!" I said quietly as I nicked my thumb and some blood trickled into the blade. Within seconds my scales formed , but I felt no thirst and.... I was calm .
" It a focus." Nicole said , then proceeded to explain . " Your thirst will focus on the ax , rather than the people around you . The more you kill the stronger you will be . Your father made a very evil weapon , Grimm."
I put the ax back where I had it and said " Evil perhaps , but strength is what I will need to beat this darkness ." I said . " Now , we just need to get to that temple ."
