"Blacksmith Avad! Open the door! I am here to reunite Mika's body with his soul!" BigSoftie's shout reverberated through the smithy, eliciting a gasp of shock from the other apprentices of Blacksmith Avad.
They were of two minds when Inui suddenly turned aggressive but as soon as they heard the name of the known traitor Mika, they turned against BigSoftie and Harbingers.
"How dare you disturb our Teacher for that vile betrayer!"
"Deathless BigSoftie, we did not interfere because you had won our teacher's approval and appreciation. How dare you betray our trust?"
BigSoftie constantly received notifications of his falling favorability with various apprentices in the smithy, but he did not have time to care. His ears were trained on the slow but heavy footsteps inside the room as they hobbled over to the door.
Anxiety gripped him as seconds passed by and the countdown of the last 30 seconds started on his timer.
28 seconds!
27 seconds!
