"Can you really forge iron?" Winters asked Carlos Soya—brother of the great blacksmith Berlion—seriously.
Carlos was somewhat flustered by the sudden query, as he stuttered and stammered, "Yes… my lord, wasn't it agreed that we would start the furnace only after my brother is rescued?"
"I'm asking you, can you?" Winters's brows furrowed slightly: "Or can't you?"
Backed into a corner, Carlos answered resolutely: "I can!"
Seeing Carlos's evasive demeanor, Winters guessed that the likelihood was the young man was not well-versed in his craft.
In fact, Carlos harbored another layer of thought; he neither wanted to show his mettle before his brother returned nor feared proving his worthlessness would mean no one would go to rescue his brother.