Convergence

Having arrived at the entrance of Willowbrook Village, Xu Feng was quickly greeted with the familiar sight of the villagers walking around.

However, he noticed something was amiss. Although the villagers still smiled at the children, there was a hint of worry concealed in their eyes. 

'Hmm, did something happen?' He decided to keep a mental note of this weird scenario as he headed straight for Forgefire Blacksmith. 

Sometime later, he heard the familiar sound of metal clanking despite being outside of the Blacksmith.

He entered and was just about to greet Fiona, but paused himself when he saw the person hammering was a man.

"Could you be Thorin Forgefire by any chance?" He inquired softly.

Meanwhile, the man who was interrupted during his forging process was annoyed. They stopped their hammering and turned to Xu Feng with an unfriendly gaze.