"I'm fine..."
"It shows that it is still difficult for you to move, of course you are not fine." Blake had already approached Raven, afraid that she would fall or something.
"I'm... fine... I'll go back to work..."
"No, you should go back to rest!" Blake had already realized that he had to make things clear with her or he would never achieve anything.
"But... Gaius needs me..."
"Yes, but..." And just as he was about to continue trying to persuade her, his gaze caught Gaius taking the sign from the door and turning it over showing the word "Closed" on it. "What are you doing, Gaius."
"Close the shop." Those very words seemed like ones Raven had never heard as her face showed clear confusion.
"What?" And that simple question had to come out of her.
"Didn't you hear? It's closed, so there's no reason to keep working anymore."
"But..." Raven wanted to say something, but Gaius wasn't going to let her.
"No buts, now the best thing is that you go to bed again, it seems that your fever is down, but you need to rest, I'm sure Blake took care of you and the store, don't worry about anything else." Raven was silent as she was aware that what Gaius said was true. "I'll go make some weapons for tomorrow, I see that Blake did a good job, I have to replace everything."
"It was nothing, haha." Blake could only give a nervous laugh before hearing Gaius's voice again.
"I would appreciate it if you would take Raven to her room, she can be very stubborn sometimes."
"Count on me." No one took the Raven's opinion into account as Blake helped her back upstairs and Gaius went deep into the smithy to bang his hammer against the iron.
They were both in her room again and Blake made sure that she lay down on her bed and that there was no other problem so that later he would notice how she was staring at him.
"Something happens?" The typical silence was generated between them at the same time that Raven did not stop looking at Blake, which made him more nervous since several ideas were being generated in his head.
"No, it does not matter..."
"Then I think I'll retire, I don't want to bother you, I really hope you get better and get enough rest." Blake was already leaving the room as he thought about everything that had happened, but he had to stop and turn his head when he heard Raven's voice again.
"Thank you, Blake..."
"Hehe, you're welcome." With those words, he finally said goodbye leaving Raven immersed in her thoughts at the same time that she had a slight sensation in her hand without knowing the reason for that.
…
With Blake again, he had made his way down to the ground floor and, unlike the sounds of the hammer hitting metal he thought he would be greeted with, a somewhat eerie stillness hung in the air as he realized that Gaius was leaning against the counter.
"Did she give you a lot of trouble?"
"Not at all, she must be asleep right now." Gaius had finally shown a relieved expression after hearing that.
"That's good to hear, by the way, you were doing Raven's request, weren't you?"
"Now that you mention it..." It seemed that Blake had remembered the main reason for what he was doing there.
"Don't worry, actually I think you did more than you should, I know it's not a big deal, but accept this as thanks." Blake gladly accepted the reward when he realized that it was several pieces of iron and a new mineral that he had not seen.
[Acquired: Silver]
{Silver. Level 1.
Metallic ore is used to make weapons and accessories. Very versatile and can be sold for a lot.
Buff Effect: DEF +2, ATK +4.
Selling Price: 260G.}
'Hmm… Maybe it would be a good idea to learn how to forge one of these days.' He thanked Gaius again for the minerals and was about to say goodbye until he remembered one of the reasons why he wanted to come to the smithy in the first place. "By the way, could I buy something even though you're already closed?"
"Of course, you could be said to be the last customer of the day, do you have something on your mind?" Gaius had no problem with that and was looking forward to what Blake would buy.
"Yes, I would like some leather Boots and some field gloves."
"I see you discovered its potential; it seems that working here served you well, wouldn't you like to work part-time?"
"Haha... Maybe I'll think about it." Blake hadn't chosen those objects for anything, while he was seeing everything in the store, they caught his attention thanks to what he saw thanks to the system and, once he paid for them, he was able to take a closer look at its benefits.
{Leather boots. Level 1.
Leather boots made for travelers. Strong and durable.
+14 DEF when equipped
Salling Price: 110G.}
{Field Gloves. Level 1.
Protect your hands from wounds and cuts. No farmer should be without a pair.
+15 ATK when equipped
Selling price: 80G.}
"Normally I am in charge of making weapons, so Raven likes to make these types of accessories, but I can say it myself, they are of very good quality."
"I think so, anyway, thanks for everything, I hope Raven gets better."
"Don't worry, I'll stop her from trying to work without anyone noticing." Giving one last thanks, Blake left the smithy and headed into the woods to open the box he got once the system notified him that the job was complete.