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he could see two men working at the forge .
one of them put down his tools and came forward .
he was a scarred man with a face clean-shaven , wearing trousers and boots but only a leather apron on his torso .
he had little shiny patches of skin all over his muscular arms and chest , presumably where specks of hot metal had burned him over the years .
clearly this was the blacksmith .
was he the mage amira sought ?
he was clearly much older than the three mages they knew of so far .
greetings there , sir , uh maam .
you in need of ironwork ?
amira peered past him .
is that your apprentice ?
yeah , thats garen , he said , squinting at her .
but if you need ironwork , im the man to see .
orville walker , master blacksmith .
he held out a hand for them to shake , which dardan took , since amira seemed unaware of it .
dardan howard , he introduced himself .
my wife , amira .
theyd tried using aliases for their given names , but amira had slipped and called him dardan three times in an hour , so she gave up .
besides , she said , edon would never be fooled by such a simple ruse .
but there was no need to spread the tarian name around , and dardan had long since gotten past the instinct to introduce himself as a noble .
it was better that everyone thought them to be commoners .
so they used liams family name instead , which was the first thing that had come to dardans mind .
amira brushed past the blacksmith .
sorry , shes very curious , dardan apologized .
er , well justamira !
he chased after her .
she stopped in the rear of the smithy , staring at the apprentice .
he was young and dark-haired , possibly handsome , though his face was streaked with grease and smoke and sweat .
dardan came to amiras side as she watched the apprenticegarenhammering a hot piece of metal against an anvil .
he stood in profile to them , and eventually noticed that he was being watched .
he glanced at them for a moment , then went back to his iron , but dardan could see his body tense .
excuse me , amira called to him .
garen stopped hammering and looked up at her .
amira turned her head , presenting her own profile to him .
he gaped at her as the hammer slipped from his fingers .
amira held her pose for a moment , then turned back , showing her most radiant smile .
my name is amira .
we need to talk .
chapter 24 amira amiras ember glowed bright , its warmth cascading all through her .
the blacksmiths apprentice , garen , stared at her in shock .
hed seen her silver light , and shed wager it was the first time hed met another mage .
after a moment he bent down and retrieved his hammer , clearly shaken .
its all right , she said as gently as she could .
i know what you are .
i am too .
dardan tugged at her arm and hissed into her ear .
amira , we should do this later .
the older blacksmith came around to face them , glaring irritably .
what is this about ?
amira turned to the man .
forgive me , master smith .
might i speak alone with your apprentice ?
the blacksmithwhat was his name ?
hed said it , but she hadnt paid attention .
he squinted at her , not looking at all pleased .
weve got work to do now , maam , if you dont mind .
we close at sundown .
you can come back then .
he glared at the apprentice .
you , get back to work .
i dont pay you to stand around gawking .
dardan pulled at her again , and reluctantly she followed him .
so close !
she prayed the boy would still be there later .
the memory of tyndam town pricked her .
that could have gone worse , dardan muttered once they were outside .
you cant just rush in without thinking , every time we find someone .
he was right , amira knew , but he had no idea how hard it was .
shed told him again and again , and he still didnt understand .
shed been living with the ember for months , and knowing that there was someone out there she could really talk to about itit was magnetic .
she held tighter onto his arm and let him guide her back to the inn .
she nearly shuddered with elation and anxiety .
when they reached the inn , she let go of his hand .
i dont want to just sit around all day .
lets explore the village .
dardan sighed .
people will ask questions .
let them .
maybe its time my power became more public .
no !
dardan almost shouted .
he cut himself off , embarrassed .
just because count barnard reacted well , do you think that means every common shepherd and farmer and blacksmith will ?
barnard is a learned man , trained to deal with unexpected situations .
half the people in this town , in any town , would panic and try to kill you .
kill us .
i used to be a commoner , dear .
were more resilient than you think .
if they know me first , itll be easier .
so lets at least introduce ourselves .
he stared down at her , those plain dark eyes crinkled with worry .
it was that more than anything that had made her start to love him .
he worried so much , and all for her .
but despite what had happened in tyndam , she could take care of herself .
just be careful .
promise you wont tell anyone about he glanced up at her forehead .
about that , until you warn me first .
i cant protect you if i dont know what youre going to do .
her spine stiffened a little .
i dont need protection .

he could see two men working at the forge .

one of them put down his tools and came forward .

he was a scarred man with a face clean-shaven , wearing trousers and boots but only a leather apron on his torso .

he had little shiny patches of skin all over his muscular arms and chest , presumably where specks of hot metal had burned him over the years .

clearly this was the blacksmith .

was he the mage amira sought ?

he was clearly much older than the three mages they knew of so far .

greetings there , sir , uh maam .

you in need of ironwork ?

amira peered past him .

is that your apprentice ?

yeah , thats garen , he said , squinting at her .

but if you need ironwork , im the man to see .

orville walker , master blacksmith .

he held out a hand for them to shake , which dardan took , since amira seemed unaware of it .

dardan howard , he introduced himself .

my wife , amira .

theyd tried using aliases for their given names , but amira had slipped and called him dardan three times in an hour , so she gave up .

besides , she said , edon would never be fooled by such a simple ruse .

but there was no need to spread the tarian name around , and dardan had long since gotten past the instinct to introduce himself as a noble .

it was better that everyone thought them to be commoners .

so they used liams family name instead , which was the first thing that had come to dardans mind .

amira brushed past the blacksmith .

sorry , shes very curious , dardan apologized .

er , well justamira !

he chased after her .

she stopped in the rear of the smithy , staring at the apprentice .

he was young and dark-haired , possibly handsome , though his face was streaked with grease and smoke and sweat .

dardan came to amiras side as she watched the apprenticegarenhammering a hot piece of metal against an anvil .

he stood in profile to them , and eventually noticed that he was being watched .

he glanced at them for a moment , then went back to his iron , but dardan could see his body tense .

excuse me , amira called to him .

garen stopped hammering and looked up at her .

amira turned her head , presenting her own profile to him .

he gaped at her as the hammer slipped from his fingers .

amira held her pose for a moment , then turned back , showing her most radiant smile .

my name is amira .

we need to talk .

chapter 24 amira amiras ember glowed bright , its warmth cascading all through her .

the blacksmiths apprentice , garen , stared at her in shock .

hed seen her silver light , and shed wager it was the first time hed met another mage .

after a moment he bent down and retrieved his hammer , clearly shaken .

its all right , she said as gently as she could .

i know what you are .

i am too .

dardan tugged at her arm and hissed into her ear .

amira , we should do this later .

the older blacksmith came around to face them , glaring irritably .

what is this about ?

amira turned to the man .

forgive me , master smith .

might i speak alone with your apprentice ?

the blacksmithwhat was his name ?

hed said it , but she hadnt paid attention .

he squinted at her , not looking at all pleased .

weve got work to do now , maam , if you dont mind .

we close at sundown .

you can come back then .

he glared at the apprentice .

you , get back to work .

i dont pay you to stand around gawking .

dardan pulled at her again , and reluctantly she followed him .

so close !

she prayed the boy would still be there later .

the memory of tyndam town pricked her .

that could have gone worse , dardan muttered once they were outside .

you cant just rush in without thinking , every time we find someone .

he was right , amira knew , but he had no idea how hard it was .

shed told him again and again , and he still didnt understand .

shed been living with the ember for months , and knowing that there was someone out there she could really talk to about itit was magnetic .

she held tighter onto his arm and let him guide her back to the inn .

she nearly shuddered with elation and anxiety .

when they reached the inn , she let go of his hand .

i dont want to just sit around all day .

lets explore the village .

dardan sighed .

people will ask questions .

let them .

maybe its time my power became more public .

no !

dardan almost shouted .

he cut himself off , embarrassed .

just because count barnard reacted well , do you think that means every common shepherd and farmer and blacksmith will ?

barnard is a learned man , trained to deal with unexpected situations .

half the people in this town , in any town , would panic and try to kill you .

kill us .

i used to be a commoner , dear .

were more resilient than you think .

if they know me first , itll be easier .

so lets at least introduce ourselves .

he stared down at her , those plain dark eyes crinkled with worry .

it was that more than anything that had made her start to love him .

he worried so much , and all for her .

but despite what had happened in tyndam , she could take care of herself .

just be careful .

promise you wont tell anyone about he glanced up at her forehead .

about that , until you warn me first .

i cant protect you if i dont know what youre going to do .

her spine stiffened a little .

i dont need protection .