The dwarf looked at her and nodded in agreement after a shrug.<br/>"Either's fine but ye'll want to keep winter in mind." he reminded her of the months soon passing towards fall. "Come, have a look at the workshop. Ye'll get familiar with it soon enough."<br/><br/>Belaim led her to the workshop and unlocked the door, showing her his forge and anvil, all the different tools that she was unfamiliar with from seeing her tribe's weapons forged and maintained. The dwarf had a much more sophisticated and complex craft than what her people were familiar with, and he promised to teach it to her so she could effectively assist him during her apprenticeship.<br/>As they would spend at least the next year together based off their agreement, possibly more if Jalna couldn't find where her people moved in the aftermath of her warning, this raised some questions for the young woman. How much of her barbarian ways would she keep? Her tribe's shaman once offered her the secrets of druidism and now through Belaim's craft and stories she was going to learn a culture that wasn't her own. He could tell her of of dwarves and forges and the templars in service to Lux, their rise and fall as well as their ways.<br/>This, she realized was her actual rite of passage. She left her people to save them, and the world along with countless possibilities started to present itself to her. She's already awakened to sex, and Belaim and her time with him was a chance at learning, education in matters beyond the everyday practicality of the barbarians if she so cared.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Once we timeskip to the end of Jalna's apprenticeship, the first chapter of her journey comes to a close. She gains a level that can be either barbarian, ranger, druid, or after getting to know Belaim and asking to learn from him, fighter or paladin. Regardless of how she levels up, Jalna will get proficiency in smithing tools by the end of the year. Should she choose to eventually share his bed and mutually relieve their ever growing urges, she'll also get proficiency in sex.<br/><br/>Unless you want more rp with Belaim or something specific before beginning Jalna's apprenticeship, you can narrate the passage of time and seasons in your next post, describing what Jalna thins, feels and does beside helping the dwarf with his forge for a year.</div></div>