“Well, I am willing to try,” Robert said. A lot of thoughts went through his mind, [i]First, she was a woman and a beautiful one at that. Second, she had access to different knowledge and magic that he would like to learn. Third, A war on his front yard would be inconvenient. Finally, he was tired of the bandits raiding parties form his country blaming the Forbidden Kingdom. Yes, there were robbers from both sides that crossed the boarders.[/i]
He leaned back in his chair then asked, “Was it near where I found you or should we just art our search in town?”

The metal ore in the blast furnace started to pop, as the heat broke down the chemical reactions. Making liquid metal and slag. It would take a few hours to get the metal completely refined. 

Robert could think of one shop that might deal with the map. The owner was not reputable but collected some curiosities.