[center]Five days ago[/center]

Muzkane had just finished working on his latest sculpture, [url=https://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_spmp/2023/08/22/75/16926973085e7c8add787dba209e42c600f03453ef_thumbnail_720x.jpg]a simple small tortoise with a shell made from [/url] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatite]Apatite[/url]. Personally he wasn't too enthusiastic about it but it was what the customer asked for. As he was cleaning his tools Hinrew walked in, using the backdoor and not bothering to knock. Muzkane was surprised by the unexpected visit but not by old master just walking in, the older dwarf was always welcome after all.

[color=f7941d]"What brings you here?"[/color] Before answering Hinrew picked up the tortoise and inspected it, before putting it without a word. "Queen Saphros herself has commissioned me, but it involves traveling so I opted to send you instead." Muzkane was silent for a bit, Hinrew choosing not to travel wasn't unexpected, even for a dwarf he was old but that was still quite an honor. [color=f7941d]"Of course I'll go!"[/color] After Hinrew had left Muzkane cancelled all jobs he had, since the queen naturally took priority.

[center]Now[/center]

Muzkane hadn't know what to expect from the journey but being guided blindfolded into a room aboard a ship definitely wasn't it. The water was just rough enough to make him feel a bit queasy but he didn't feel like he was at risk of throwing up. Wanting to take his mind off things and prepare for whatever the queen had for him, he decided to check his tools again, even if he already knew they were all in good shape. He placed all his chisels, rasps and files in front of him and carefully looked over each one.