While i was at sera's place she showed me her work as an artificer she makes devices that are all around used for everyday life she also makes things that are really thought from out of the box thinking like that one device that peels fruits for you or another device that makes toilet paper from wooden trash and then filters the wood out of the trash to make soft paper there were a bunch of funny devices here and there also a lot of really fascinating ones.

She was remarkable in her craft and talked really enthusiastically about her line of work.

-ahh...sorry i am probably boring you with my never ending blabber ain't i ?

She put her head down a bit timid her cheeks were dyed red for a bit i was actually listening to her the whole time her hobbies were interesting towards someone like me who loves discoveries.

-No continue its really interesting.

Sera laughed for a bit and said.

-Your and odd one in my class no one really likes to listen to me about my hobbies i am not really that girly compared to the other girls nor am i skilled like them.......appearance too....

She whispered the last part which i heard because of my super hearing sera had serious confidence issues.

I looked around the room for a bit more out of the corner of my eyes i saw a handle like object on the workbench the bottom of the handle was jet black and shiny but the other parts were charred there were even some cracks here and there also parts that were over all really broken crumbled? should i say.

-what is that

I pointed at the handle like object.

Sera looked at the handle and her expression turned a bit complex a bit sorrowfulness mixed with nostalgia.

-that..that is something i received from my foster father when i left.

Foster father ? So does that mean after she got into the forest she was found by a couple ? so it also means she got her craft from her father.

-Can i ?

She blinked for a moment and nodded.

I got up from my comfortable stool and stood next to the workbench and took the handle like object in my hands it felt rough to the touch the material was not wood but looked like it the surface was full of cracks but it felt really comfortable to the touch it was sort of like a strange kind of stone i could also see some signs of engravements on the handle i couldn't read them...this makes me think maybe studying supernatural history may not be a bad thing.

-Those are dwarven runes if you wanna know.

I turned to sera she seemed a bit sorrowful because of this item it was obviously her dads and it was broken too.

-What does it do ?

I asked sera made a hand swinging gesture and said.

-I really don't know when i left this is the only thing that father left me i saw it many times in fathers hand at home he seemed really proud of that thing but when i asked him what it was he didn't say and just snickered and said that it was his secret while laughing.

-So your father is a dwarve ?

Sera smiled awkwardly for her slip of tongue.She sighed and said.

-yeah a dwarven couple found me half starved and raised me after they picked me up my father was a artificer and my mother a blacksmith the community was against raising me a dragon because of the dangers that i could do so to proof i was harmless i needed to live in my parents house for 2 years with no incident.For the other villagers to be sure and sure enough it did it and the time i was in the house i would just do simple labor like cutting wood and transporting coal.

I raised an eye brown at the last part looking at her.She noticed it and made a slight smile and walked next to the couch and said.

-watch

She grabbed the leg of the couch with one hand and raised the couch from the ground holding it with one hand like it was nothing her expression was mocking me with her abnormal strength.

-I am dragon after all

-point taken

I laughed she did too over these hours sera really seemed to have opened up a lot in front of me but i could tell she was a bit perplexed towards me i could not blame her i knew a lot about her i was sure curious my policy of not getting into a strangers business was really cutting it short over here......she is mostly likely going to ask me if i continue but i couldn't help but ask.

-why did you leave your village ?

A clang sound of porcelain hitting the ground could be heard the cup was okey there was no real damage to it sera slowly got down and picked the cup up and turned to me her expression a bit frozen.

-and you ? i hardly know much about you i know you have a sister and i know that you work for the greenwood family but you aren't a member no you are someone who newly joined her for a reason and the reason they employed you is also because you have something they value a lot for some reason and here you see.

Her cheeks got red for a second while scratching her head.

-you aren't a magician i know that because i can't feel magic form you no offense

-I am not

I smiled at that i already knew i was incompetent to become a magician compared to my sister who seemed to be a genius.

-but you are at the same time very intelligent compared to your actual age you are also very vigilante you weren't relaxing at all even when we started becoming comfortable with each other.Other then that i don't see anything that could suggest you are dangerous or deadly you talk freely and polite suggesting you had a good education but some of it is spoken as if just made up or copied making me think you learned all it from self education that brings you only that far.

She had frightening reasoning skills....

-When you get a husband in the future it will be most likely be the hardest thing in the world to lie to you

I said with a smile sera got red at that fumbling with her hands after couple seconds she cleared her throat and said.

-how about this i tell you my secret in exchange for your secret a secret for a secret.

i remembered the offer cecilia gave me today it was the very same offer a secret for a secret i questioned myself at that time if her secret was even equivalent to mine now this very same offer is offered by this girl called sera...if you have to ask me i consider sera a friend a bestfriend ? i don't know i asked a lot of personal things about her without disclosing my own past a tiny bit can i trust her ? yes to some extend can i trust her with my life or stellas? ....

I looked her in the eyes but couldn't the glasses were blocking my view so i said.

-okey i agree...

She smiled a bit.

-but in turn i want one thing i take off my mask you take off your eyes.

She was a bit surprised by my condition but nodded regardless and so we took off our respective head gear...

-...

-...

If i have to say it her eyes looked really absorbing as if pulling me to her the violet color and pink edges to her eyes were really strange and intimidating as if they were about to eat you up not even leaving bones behind but at the same time to be me they were really beautiful i didn't get it why would she always wear those big glasses hiding herself like that.

-haha you see i don't really like to show my eyes its because people tend to run away from me seeing me these eyes are dragon eyes even when i was at the village i used to wear my glasses a lot so.....

-I like them

I stated bluntly.Sera's eyes got wide at my statement as if she swallowed a fly.

-e...excuse me ?

-I said i like them

She got red at my bluntness and just looked down again getting really red i could also hear her whisper something like "he likes them..."I really need something like ear muffs to stop hearing peoples private voices as i said ignorance is a bliss.

I cleared my throat and said.

-Now how do i know you won't tell anyone what i am about to tell you ? and what if what i am about to tell you is something really simple like i came from another country to live alone or something ?

The reason i agreed to this is because i was curious about sera i don't know if i like her that much but i know i feel like she has a story to tell which i was curious in.

Sera clapped her hands with a voice of confidence she stated.

-I was raised by dwarves who rather die then tell anyones secret dwarves are known to hold secret very well and so do i.

I looked at her eyes this time without the stupid glasses i could see a light of conviction coming from her eyes telling me that she rather gets tortured the most horrible death in the world then to tell on a friend....wait friend ?

-alright

I sighed she was someone trustworthy a bit clumsy and irresponsible but trustworthy someone who is very rare to this day.

I looked her over and said.

-Do you want me to start ?

-ehh ? ahh sure...

She leaned a bit closer for some reason doesn't she have like dragon hearing too ? i wouldn't be surprised if she could hear the stuff that happens 4 streets from here...anyways.

I took in a breath and looked at the petite girl who was leaned forward towards me with her violet eyes starring at me.In most situations i read in books about such events is where the protagonist develops feelings for the heroine love should i say ? but me ? i kinda felt a bit at ease for some reason is this what those books love is ? or is it something only friends have or brotherly love i have for stella...i didn't care enough to answer and made a slight giggle.

-Do you know what the solomon prison is ?

-uhh yes

Sera asked confused.

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