"Come on, old man, I've been begging you for over an hour now. Why won't you help me?"
Alaric pleaded while following Johnny around the workshop.
"I'm wondering the same thing. Why is the Baron's son so interested in my work? Last I checked, he is a better blacksmith." Johnny placed the metal on the table, his eyes calmly searching the room for another item.
"Oh, come on. If I had the time, I would, but I don't..."
Johnny sighed, now looking directly at Alaric. "Let's say for a second I was interested in your offer to make a..."
"It's complicated."
"Sure, whatever. To make whatever it is you want right now, what's in it for me?" Johnny folded his arms.
'Oh, he wants something...' Alaric entered a deep thought.
Knowing blacksmiths, most of them value their skills more than the business itself. Kind of how knights value their loyalty rather than their accomplishments.
