Chapter 194: What Truly Matters
Every detail of the greatarrow, from its glinting, razor-sharp tip to the intricate fletching, hinted at a strength and craftsmanship far beyond ordinary.
Balthazar knew rare and expensive when he saw it, and that was definitely both.
He stood back up along with Druma and they looked up at the tunnel’s exit.
Standing against the bright light of the outside was the figure of a man, his hunting shawl fluttering in the breeze as he slung a greatbow over his shoulder.
“Rye?” the crab said reluctantly, squinting his eyes against the blinding sunlight.
“Come on, get out of there!” the young adventurer said, waving for them to follow.
Bouldy’s massive stone hand grabbed the bottom of the gate before it fell back down and he ducked under it, joining the group on the other side.
“Friend?” the golem said as he let go of the thick gate, which slammed shut with a ground-shaking thud.
The crab and his party quickly made their way up the steep stone path leading to the exit, leaving the forge and its guardians behind. As Balthazar reached the outside, the bitter wind felt particularly cold after coming from the heat of the smelter’s chamber, but he did not mind, he was just glad to be out of there. Crabs were creatures of the outside anyway. Where the air was fresh, the sunlight was bright, and the rocks did not hold weapons and tried to kill him.