"Do you know what's inside?" Elf Artisan Quillan handed the 'Steel Bride' back to Bartlett and pointed to the wooden box in front of him.
Why would he ask me to guess? Bartlett looked down at the box under the elf's finger. Thanks to the cold light cast by the diamond-shaped crystal in midair, he saw that the surface of this brownish square wooden box was engraved with a circle of thorny, raised patterns. These patterns were so realistic that it seemed as if they would prick and injure anyone who touched them, leaving them bloody.
"Dangerous" was the first impression the patterns gave Bartlett. Did this mean that something hazardous was placed inside the box?
What could it be? A severed Medusa head, a poisonous spore-emitting mushroom, or a naked female Orc statue?
The barbarian pondered for a moment and gave his answer, "Secret Silver?" Although Secret Silver wasn't dangerous, Bartlett could only think of this after considering the Elven forging techniques he had learned.
