"I can make the swords that we need to provide for the tournament father don't worry I'm your daughter after all. I have such a great blacksmith of a father after all. "
"I can't leave it to you the Datu asked me to make it personally if he knew it was made by other than me he will surely be agitated and would punish us."
"This new weapon, are you sure you would want to pass on it? "
"It's a shame but after knowing it is for Ales I changed my mind in the first place if he is the one who wants it then he should be the one asking for it. "
"I respected you father as a great artisan but I didn't know you're such a narrow minded person, this is a great chance to redeem yourself, lately I noticed you have been struggling to make a new sword and your passion is wavering. "
". . . . ."
"Father make this new weapon not because I love Ales but for your own growth also you've hit a wall and now stranded on making old swords with this I'm sure."
". . . . . I can still make swords."
So that's why, I see.
He makes good swords but he is stagnant on making weapons and on the verge on repetition without advancing.
I see that's why Andy is pushing this to her father.
"I believe that you are still the best blacksmith and artisan around even the sword you made is currently being used by the Datu and lead him to many victories."
"Andy. . I am not the best anymore even the sword I made for the Datu was my masterpiece but I rarely see him use it. Mainly he uses the sword given to him by our neighbor Datu that I think their blacksmith made compared to him I'm just a blacksmith who produce swords. "
"Oldman our father would be ashamed if he heared you talking like that. Our father loved the sword you made and that's the true meaning of victorious unlike our current Datu what do you mean victorious when he isn't seen on a single battle for years."
"WATCH YOUR MOUTH ALES! Even if you are the son of Atora if someone heard you, you would be sentenced to death. "
"I don't care about him, but you are a friend of our late father and he loved your swords I may hate you for your noisiness but I am the same as father I have been using your sword since I was a child and it's comfortable I don't know about the others but I plan on using your sword. "
"HAH! Flattering me won't take you anywhere."
"Hey oldman, I don't want anyone saying you are inferior to other blacksmiths."
"Uhm excuse me for a minute -- I don't know much about swords but I can see you make great weapons thats why I came to ask of you to make my brothers weapon."
". . . . . "
"Oldman I won't apologize but I'll use that weapon that you will make for me to win the tournament and that weapon will be made by you and they'll know the strongest warrior uses a weapon made by you. "
"Hey Ales, thats a bit to say when Asterio is here do you believe that you can defeat him? "
"Norja -- that's why we are practicing togerther and Asterio trains us so we can be stronger enough to protrect him have you forgotten?"
"That's right Norja as my brother have said both of you train hard everyday so you could surpass me and meet even stronger warriors and eventually win against them."
"Wait -- I don't get it." (Andy joined the conversation with a confused look.)
"Oh Andy so you haven't heard about it? I guess not everyone knew about it huh but its not me or Ales who is strongest right now."
"I haven't heard a thing, me and father have been busy for months but what I don't get is there is someone who can defeat Ales other than the elders? "
"Yeah he is already with us the whole time, the one defeated Ales is his own brother Asterio over here even I lost to him miserably and surprisingly it only took seconds haha I'm ashamed."
"To think that one day there is someone capable of winning against Ales who boasts skills in the sword in the whole barangay even the neighboring barangays knows of his strength."
"Ales sure is strong but even he couldn't win against Asterio we fought many times against him but we haven't won even once don't let his size fool you he is a terrifying warrior that can kill you with just a tiniest opening luckily enough we are using blunt swords but if we were to use a real one me and Ales would be dead for sure."
"You overstimate me Norja but that's more the reason that you should improve so you wouldn't lose to me again. You already surpassed Ales thats just the first step keep on improving and don't let your guard down or someome will sweep you from beneath."
"I'll keep that in mind. I'll be strong enough that no one can defeat me and harm us --leave it to me."
"Wa- wa- waaaait even Norja? What is going on here since we were working for weeks the whole story got jumbled. Even your clothes are weird I have heard that there is a family that wears clothes differently so they were talking about you guys."
"All of them were Asterio's idea."
"Owwww -- to think that little kid who was always watching Ales would actually be a prodigy."
"Hahaha -- I'm not. "
"He isn't even boastful but humble instead."
"You kid sure are full of surprise you're even kind and polite HAHAHA I really like you but Ales all the talk you have said about becoming the strongest but you are actually a loser HAHAHAHA -- ! "
"Shut up old man and just make my weapon."
"HAHAHAHA alright, alright the losers need a strong weapon after all so he could win, but I'll not make it for you I'll make it for this kids request and because Andy believes me I'll send Andy to come pick you up when I completed it. "
"Thank you father."
"We will be off then, see you around old man."