Anvil noticed the cold look on Carol's face and saw that she had some issues with Nobles.
Looking at Carol he tries to break the awkward situation and says "let's go grab some snacks".
She came back to reality and her cold face went away. She turns to Anvil and says " Didn't you just eat? Oh well you're buying. Let's head to this little shop. I know they have great snacks."
As they walked on the side of the street and carriages drove through the middle the atmosphere was very busy and hectic lots of people moving about as the stall vendors shouted for people to look through their wares.
Hides , pelts, spices, weapons all kinds of stall could be seen lining the streets as crowds of people were going about their business.
Anvil was taken aback looking at all the people and the stalls so many things he hadn't seen before in his small village. The smells from the spices excited his appetite.
Anvil followed behind Carol as she was walking to her preferred food stall. The smell of smoked meats and roasting animals was getting stronger. It seemed like the cooked food stalls were all around each other.
The buildings inside this city all looked reasonably good in between stalls there were opening to the entrance of these different stores and restaurants.
The streets looked clean and well kept. As they walk Anvil starts getting tired, still sore from his previous event and asks Carol to slow down. Excited from the thought of eating her favorite snack she didn't realize she was rushing.
Carol slows down and says "fatty you're really out of shape huh." Anvil's face starts turning red " hey who are you calling fat i'm just big boned!!"
Some people around them start looking at Anvil and give a doubtful face.
They proceed to their destination for a few minutes as they walk Anvil is at aww at what he sees. A massive fountain with a metal statue of a man holding a huge Hammer raised to the sky. "Wow, who is that?" he lets out . Carols still walking ahead of him says with surprise " How do you not know Bander the legendary Black smith? We are in Black rock known for its Black Iron. Wait are you really a black smith how could you not know at least that?"
Anvil felt ashamed as he heard Carol's words " but I am a black smith he whispered to himself."
They shortly reach the snack stall Carol was once rushing to and see a big line in front of it. The sweet meaty aroma around the stall seems to capture customers like a trap. Glazed meats can be seen hanging on skewers as an old man is grilling several at a time.
Annoyed at the big line Carol Angerly mutters" Damn this is going to take forever." The old man catches a glimpse of her and waves her over.
"Oh Carol it's you haha, How's that meat head of a father doing? It's been awhile since i've seen him around. He still owes me a drink hahaha just don't want any of his watered down garbage."
With a slightly Annoyed face she replies" Watered down i'll have you know our drinks are great why don't you come any time i'll prove it".
"Haha haha Calm down girl im just playing. What are you doing around here today?"the old man replies.
"Just showing this fatty around and Bringing him to aunt May's shop to do something about his arm."
The old man sizes up Anvil standing next to her and squints and looks back at Carol "You Hungry?" as he hands her a skewer and says " i'd give you two but it's nice for a couple to share" he gave a sly smirk as he said those words
With a slightly blushed face she yells "Him ha no way this is only mine share ha." also with a blushed face and awkward feeling Anvil stares at the old man with an angry look. " This old fart her whispers to himself" in an angry tone.
"Haha boy here for you " the old man lets out
With his teeth mashed together Anvil thanks the old man as he grabs the skewer from his hand reluctantly.
He turns to Carol and says "lets go huh." she replies "good idea this old man always gets to me."
"A free meal is a free meal " Anvil whispers as he takes bites out of the skewer as they walk away.
Carol once again leads the way as they walk away from the crowds of people and follow some paths through the different allies. As they get further and further from the main road less and less people can be seen and more and more beggars and children can be seen playing with crude toys.
Anvil once again is taken aback by the contrast from just a couple of turns away from the main streets. It started to look more and more like outside the wall as they stopped in front of a small shop in one of the allies they had turned into with a hanging sign that said May's Medicines.
Carol is the first to walk in and as she opens the door to the shop Anvil can smell strong odors of herbs and other weird smells that tickle his nose.
"Auntie its me Carol where are you?"
Anvil follows Carol in and proceeds to look around the shop as he sees strange herbs hanging around to dry jars with dried herbs and what looks like to be snakes and lizards in them. The smell is slows starting to be overwhelming; it's not a pleasant odor.
Behind the small counter there was an open doorway with a curtain blocking the view of the rest of the small building. As it slowly started to part a middle aged woman who looked fairly decent with braided hair that had feathers of different kinds on it slowly stepped out from behind the curtain.
"Welcome child"