Chương 84: This Hero and the Problem!

We all stood in a solemn silence for a few moments outside of the dwarven smithy. Erana, Tael, and I were watching the quietly fidgeting Kany. Kany, meanwhile, was watching the floor and twiddling her thumbs as she shuffled her feet a bit on the stone floor.

"Y-You know that Kenji told us to bring money for a reason, right?" Tael finally broke the silence to state the obvious. He was clenching his fists with obvious frustration, but the way he spoke betrayed his intention to hide his concern as well.

"It's not like I didn't want to bring the money, okay? I just couldn't! It's fine! I'll just… uh…"

"I'm not gonna let you steal anything while we're here Kany." I interrupted her drawl to drop this on her. I don't want some dwarf to have to go through what I once did in the past.

"Guh!" She let out. Afterwards, she looked towards the ground once more.