Business Part 2

oops" Hestia chuckled awkwardly while looking at the desk and ran and hid behind Issac who was calmly looking at Hephaestus

" you were saying? " asked Issac after he watched the astonishment fade from her face as he walked back toward the couch getting comfortable while inwardly laughing at the previous scene

Hephaestus returned to here chair before she looked deeply at Hestia before staring at me before releasing a sigh as she came to come to a decision and started speaking

" can you explain how she has that strength when she clearly didn't use her divinity? " asked Hephaestus with a strange tone

shaking his finger, Issac leaned forward and spoke with a teasing tone" trade secret love, you'd have to pay a price for that information" only to receive a pondering look from Hephaestus and a pinch from Hestia that made him wince

"sigh, another time I guess, back to business so will you make them? " asked Issac trying to change the subject while deciding to train harder before Hestia realizes she's stronger than him in his normal form

" what type of specifications are there? " asked Hephaestus assuming a business demeanor as she took papers and a quill from what's left of her desk while looking at the duo seriously

" well the weights should be durable enough to withstand at least 100 times gravity for the time being should be good enough " when she heard it she revealed an incredulous look before she wrote something before speaking

" I'm assuming you'd like them to have a way to freely increase or decrease their weight, maybe by absorbing magic but for that to work they'd have to be a way to store it so it doesn't dissipate and the user wouldn't have to constantly provide energy " mumble Hephaestus as she started drawing designs

Issac was in slight awe as he watched he work before he spoke up remembering something else

[A.N. I finally remembered]

" do you think you'd be able to create a body suit that absorbs the energy lost while working out then returns it to the body tempering the body which would create a cycle. You'd be able to work out longer and have better results as well " said Issac

[A.N. don't even know if that makes any sense]

Hephaestus paused and looked at me in slight surprise before she wrote something and continued with her sketches and ignored us giving Hestia the chance to jump on me asking me to spoil her until she was done

A period of time past before Hephaestus finished working and looked in our direction, I saw her face twitch before she started speaking

" I have never made something like this so I honestly wouldn't know how to price it, so we'd have to discuss the price after I finish one but it shouldn't matter much with your 20% discount " said Hephaestus murmuring discontentedly towards the end

" how long do you think will be enough to create one? " asked Issac

" 1 week should be enough....the only problem I should face is how to keep it from being destroyed under the increased pressure" when she said that part she looked at me weirdly

Deciding that I completed todays goals, namely leaving a lasting impression on Hephaestus and ordering what we needed, I brought Hestia into my arms and started walking towards the door while saying our goodbyes

" wait!!!" Hephaestus called me hesitantly, pausing a bit I turned my head and looked in her direction

" can.....can you heal it? " asked Hephaestus slowly as her hand covered her eye as she looked away not matching my gaze as if scared of my reaction

Looking at her silently for a bit, I honestly found her actions so cute and had to stopped myself from reaching out and hugging her

" I can, but are you sure there's something that needs to be fixed? " I asked her as I continued walking through the door not waiting for her answer but I didn't need to see her face to know she's probably confused at the moment

When we were off the compound Hestia squeezed her breast harder around my arm causing me to look at her questioningly only to meet her frowned brows

" what did you mean? we've both scene her eye, how can you say there's nothing to fix? " asked Hestia with obvious confusion

" If I healed her, I'd be dooming her future " I replied nonchalantly while keeping my eyes on the road

" how? " asked Hestia angrily through gritted teeth while tightly gripping my arm " don't you see how much pain she's in? " I could feel her eyes on me as if she was trying to search my soul for an answer

" let me tell you a story, there was once a 'normal' baby girl who was found in a forest by villagers when they were out hunting, but there was a big difference, she seemed to be born with wings. From a young age she could tell she was different from everyone else and because of that she was scorned and beaten by the others in her village. She always questioned why she was cursed like this, why couldn't she be normal, why do I have to live like this so she decided one day that she'll cut them off "

Hestia silently listened to me speak as we made our way home

" so she stole a hunters knife and sneaked into the forest one day and cut her beautiful wings off but she ran back to the village even though she was in pain she had a bright smile on her face, finally I'm normal she thought, I'm no longer alone. When she reached the village she ran towards the children her age and shouted 'hey I'm normal now, I'm just like you' expecting them to smile and laugh with her only to receive mocking smile and jeers in return "

" why did they do that? " asked Hestia with slight tears in her eyes

" because they were jealous " I replied " those in that world born with special appendages, be it horns, another pair of arms, a tail or wings in her case are all given a chance to move out of their village at 16 and move to the capital where they can use their gifts for the betterment of the kingdom and receive numerous riches "

"but it's only given to those who are special and those normal people always envied these 'freaks' but they were to powerful for them to do anything to so they could only curse behind their back, so of course when they found a girl who was one of the people they hated, why wouldn't they mess up her life"

I turned and looked at Hestia who was dazed

" so are you asking me to cut her wings? " I asked with a serious expression