[center][h3][i]--- Springwood Forest Outskirts  --- [/i][/h3]
[i]Late Morning / Early Midday[/i]
[@Zeroth][@Xaltwind][@Dragonydas]
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Brom turned his head towards the sound of wood clunking together as it was heaved over and was greeted by the flushed cheeks of Akigatsu who had been working up a sweat collecting wood while Brom and Myrr were being idle. It was certainly quite a load too, but the blacksmith was correct in his observation that this amount of fire wood would certainly not last the night. Not only were they going to need firewood to keep warm, but they would need it for chores, cooking, and even just light so they can see their surroundings at night to keep watch for monsters.

The dwarf gave him an apologetic smile for not helping as much as he should. [color=0072bc]"Of course, that would be fair. Also, again, just Brom is fine."[/color] It seemed like the blacksmith was certainly set on calling him sir even though by all accounts, he certainly was not a knight of the kingdom. By comparison, Akigatsu seemed much more knightly than he himself could hope to be with his polite manner of speech and rather noble countenance that betrayed his chosen profession.  

[color=0072bc]"We're probably going to need to go a bit deeper if we want more wood and find more food. While we are back in town we can borrow some tools to make it easier on ourselves."[/color] Brom thought about the tools that the carpenter back in town must've had and he was quite a jolly fellow so perhaps he would not be against them borrowing. Still, it did not sit right with him to borrow someone else's tools; they were extensions of themselves so they must be treated with the utmost care. However, given the situation it could not be helped. 

Whether or not they moved back to the village, Brom would ask his two companions, [color=0072bc]"So, just for future reference do you two have any favorite foods or foods you dislike?"[/color] Given Akigatsu's manner of dress, Brom could infer that he hailed from the eastern countries. He had very limited experience with working with eastern ingredients and the ones he did manage to procure were always expensive, especially the spices.