Rejected Omega Princess: Meet My Overprotective Brothers
The metal glowed, then warped, then sank into the molten mass at the bottom of the crucible.
“Going to make something good from that,” the smith said. “Door fittings for the sanctuary, maybe. Or a sculpture for the training yard. Something solid. Useful.”
“Not a chain,” I said.
“Not a chain,” he agreed.
I stepped back, the heat on my face giving way to the cooler night air.
Around us, more lanterns lifted, and latecomers added their light to the fading first wave.
Children shrieked with glee as one particularly large lantern shaped like a wolf’s head bobbed precariously before finally catching the wind and soaring.
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