At the start of the third round, Vicente and Landon stared at each other as they began their moves, sensing that this match would be much better than the last.
The third and final artifact of this fast-paced contest was Landon's strength, which Vicente had been aware of as he had studied his opponent over the past few days.
Even though Vicente had won the last round, and historically, he had always improved when competing, that didn't give him any certainty that he would win this last round.
'I don't want to have to participate in that blacksmith competition...' Vicente thought as he looked at his opponent.
As much as it was exciting and even fun for him to compete with other blacksmiths, something he had felt in the past and could feel now, it wasn't his priority. He could learn a lot from other blacksmiths, but for now, he could do what he thought was good enough for him alone at his master's side without having to give up his freedom.
