Casting his eyes across the figure before him Kengrii took a moment to consider the young woman. It was clear to the Dvergar that her garb marked her out as one of the queens messengers, but it took several moments for her words to filter through his mind. These moments he spent calmly placing his hammer on the anvil beside him, Immersing the completed horseshoe in his gloved hand, into the water bath beside him with a audible hissing as the heated metal cooled in the rippling liquid.<br/><b><br/>
" I'm honoured th' Queen knows of such a lowly blacksmith." </b>The Dvergar's words were clearly measured, wether seeking to avoid offending, or merely causious in nature he was taking his time thinking his response through.<b> "I'll gladly grant my services to her Majesty." </b><br/><br/>As he spoke the Dvergar held out his hand for the parchment. Before the girl could hand him the requested parchment he drew his hand back, dipping both hands into the water-bath, then scrubbed them off on a shred of brown towel tied to his apron's waistband.<br/><br/><b>"Ah'm sorry, tis grubby work, now, could I see that?" </b>he took the parchment and read over it briefly, eyes widening as he tried to calculate the working to make a blade of the size required, as light as requested.<br/><b><br/>
"Aye, this will be a challenge, but one i'm willing to take, especially fer' the payment"</b>He chuckled, looking at the young Elf properly, then smiling faintly.<b> "Wha's the matter? Yer all shuffly an' fidgety, I'm nae' gonna bite you. Go ahead and lead the way." </b><br/><br/>Kengrii swiftly removed the heavy black apron, stuffing it and a few other essentials into his bags before following the messenger from the blacksmith and heading for the castle.<br/><br/><b>"We best hurry Lass, Allesandra was it? There's a storm comin', ah can feel it in me bones."</b>His words punctuated by the rumble of thunder, soon followed by a flash that lit up the street around them for a split second.<br/><b>"Aye, a storm, an' a bloody bad one I'd say."</b><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>