Draig had been busy over the past few weeks, between collecting ores and monster materials he hadn't been able to forge anything but still the jingle he heard in his Bottomless bag brought a smile to his face. Though lately he has had to deal with a few shady characters lurking around his home.
The shady characters in question were knights that had taken to gathering information on Draig and his work. It was their misfortune that he wasn't a typical person, he didn't really care about any of the rules or regulations governing the people unless it was convenient for him.
However unknown to him the Knights of Holy Salvation were making quite the debut with his weapons, showcasing superior might as compared to previous performances. This had also brought about the questioning of other orders which caused a meeting to be called.
"Everyone is gathered Grand Knight" called a man dressed in simple clothing.
"Excellent then allow us to begin" answered a man wearing a large suit of armor.
"I would like to thank you all for gathering on such short notice, it has been brought to my attention we have a rather talented craftsman in our jurisdiction. Is there any of you who know any details of this person." began the Grand Knight.
"Lord, if I am not mistaken Zaren and his Knights of Salvation have done business with the person in question. I think he should have a good understanding of him" stated a rather skinny looking man wearing a bizarre thin armor.
"Oh? Then Zaren I ask that you tell us about this craftsman" ordered the Grand Knight.
"Lord, to be honest I do not know him very well either and had only met him by chance. My daughter had been holding the line from a series of Orc attacks when he had appeared walking casually amidst the chaos. From what she said he dealt with the invading Orcs effortlessly after which she had come and reported the incident to me. With the intention of recruiting him I set out personally in order to test the legitimacy of her words and he is indeed a formidable person. His talents lay in lightning which he commands as easily as he breathes but even more terrifying is his ability to craft. He is able to produce weapons and armor of exceptional quality with little to no effort on his part, above even that the speed at which he does so is something even legends would pale in comparison. I can attest to this because the armor I wear now is also made by this person." reported Zaren professionally.
"I see, then the rumors of your Order having commissioned weapons in large quantities can be ascertained as true" asked the Grand Knight.
"No my Lord, they were all weapons he had already made which happened to be suitable to my people. I have not had the fortune of being able to commission anything from him yet." explained Zaren
"Interesting, is that all you know" asked the Grand knight
"I am afraid so. Actually besides what I have just told you there is also the fact that he operates out of a rundown building and refuses to move for some reason" added Zaren quickly.
"Did he explain why this was" asked the Grand Knight
"He said that he truly wanted to leave but he couldn't" answered Zaren.
"Interesting, I would like to meet this person and I am sure many of the other orders would as well. Zaren would it be possible for you to introduce us" asked the Grand Knight
"That.... is a bit complicated Lord, he is a eccentric person as it is" started Zaren before he was interrupted.
"Ridiculous it is the honor of that craftsman to meet the heads of the various orders, let alone the Grand Knight" called a rotund looking man wearing a heavy set of armor.
"It would be in your best interest to forget that kind of attitude at his door otherwise you will end up being beaten with a flick of his wrist" retorted Zaren
"A mere craftsman? You overestimate his capabilities" countered another of the assembled Heads
"Very well then you can introduce yourselves, I am not going to risk my current standing with him over a few pompous buffoons." stated Zaren before leaving causing a shock among the crowd.
"Grand Knight didn't say you could leave" stated the skinny man.
"You seem to forget something, he is not a true Grand Knight it is merely out of respect for his ancestors that we follow such formalities. His strength does not put him on their level so excuse me for being frank." countered Zaren walking out
"Grand Knight, you can't let him get away with this disrespect" shouted the rotund man.
"No, he is right. I am only a Grand Knight in name and I have done nothing to truly deserve the title" answered the Grand Knight.
"I suppose we should go and pay a visit to this craftsman and see just what it is about him that makes Zaren appreciate him more than his fellow knights" suggested the skinny man.
"I agree, Grand Knight are you going to join us" asked the Rotund man
"I would also like to meet this person" nodded the Grand Knight.