When they exited the Grand Priest's office, they descended down the stairs all the way back to the ground floor.
"You can all get your possessions now. I will wait for you here," the priest said.
They all nodded as they exited the building and back onto the open streets of the city, and they noticed that the carriage that they had come with was still parked at the place where they left it with the four Paladins still guiding them. They stood still at the four corners of the carriage, protecting it from any thieves that would try to take their things.
Once they approached them, one of the paladins left his post and opened the door for them to take their belongings.
"Good, everything is still here." Nirra picked up her revolver, shotgun, and rifle. She holstered her revolver on her belt, the shotgun inside her bag, and she slinged the rifle over her shoulder with the tip of the bayonet facing upwards.
The other two checked their things, and when they finished, they followed Nirra back up the white steps that led back inside the cathedral. They even heard the Paladins departing with the carriage to store it somewhere. On the way, Nirra fed Mofu another slice of garlic bread; his paws and tail tips turned brown as he happily scuffed down the delicious bread.
They met Priest Benedict inside the cathedral again, who was chatting with a nun.
"Ah, you're here. Please excuse us." He then motioned for them to follow him.
Priest Benedict led them to a door located to the right of the stairs. Priest Benedict opened the door, which revealed a long corridor with large windows that separated the wall to their left. On their right were many rooms, which they assumed belonged to the many nuns and priests that inhabited the building.
He led them up a few more stairs and made a left until they reached the end of the corridor.
The priest turned back to them and said, "We have arrived; your rooms are located here," then made a gesture at the three rooms on their left. "Please choose either one of these three."
"I'll take the middle one," Nirra said, which caused Ellie to react. "I'll take the right one."
"Then the left one is mine," Ameria said with a shrug on her shoulder.
Priest Benedict then pulled out three keys from his sleeve and gave them to the girls: "Here are the keys. Again, I will wait for you all here to show Miss Agustine the place to build her forge.
All three unlocked the room with a satisfying click that emanated from the lock. Once open, they each went inside to store all their belongings.
The inside was small but slightly bigger than the inns where they were staying in Aeris. A bed is located right near the door, and a window is north of her, which lets in natural light. To her left was a small cabinet with a pot beside it; the latter had a small flower growing on it. To her right, near the bed, was a closet to store all her clothes. She went over to the closet first and opened the doors. She was greeted by a mirror that reflected her appearance and a long wooden bar she could hang her clothes from. Another door beside the closet led to a small bathroom complete with a shower and a toilet.
After she got everything that was inside, she began to unpack and load her outfits into the wardrobe. She hung her bandolier and weapons on the nails near the cupboard but kept all of the smithing items inside the back. Mofu also climbed down onto the bed to see how comfortable it was.
Nirra shook her head at the small fox's antics before she picked him up again, not before the small fox thrashed around, wanting to not get separated from the warm, soft slab.
"Mofuu!!"
"Fine, I'll let you sleep in it later." Nirra relented while Mofu excitedly jumped on her shoulder.
Satisfied with the arrangements, she grabbed the key from the stand and exited the room, only to find her sister and Ameria already done with their unpacking.
"What took you so long?" Ellie asked with her arms crossed and her feet tapping on the wooden floor.
"Sorry, Mofu here didn't want to get separated from the bed." She sighed as the small vulpen on her shoulder pumped out his chest in victory.
Ameria nearly giggled at the twins as their attention was again called up by Priest Benedict. "Now, please follow me into what will be Miss Agustine's new forge."
He led the way back down the stairs and into the corridor they had been through earlier. Only this time, when they reached a "T" section, they went right, as opposed to earlier, which went straight. They walked until they reached the end of the corridor, which was just a plain double door without much detail. The priest opened the door, and the room that greeted them was very spacious. The room had a stone floor with a high ceiling, a portion of which had holes near the wall to vent out the smoke from where the furnaces would be placed. The room's walls were made of bricks to prevent fires, with multiple windows to let in the cool air and natural sunlight. There was even a water nymph monster core mounted on a small faucet looking object that, when injected with any type of elemental mana, would start producing lots of water. Though impressed, Nirra kept her composure since the forge is missing the equipment needed to start production.
As they looked at the room, Nirra noticed that it was very near where the rooms of the nuns and priests are located. "Isn't this a little too close to the residential rooms?" She asked the old priest.
"Not to worry, Miss Augustine. The room once served as a storage room. The grand priest ordered it to be larger and retrofitted to suit your smithing needs. The walls are enchanted with a special wind spell that nullifies any noise from the inside," he explained.
"That's awfully thoughtful of him," Ellie commented.
"Well, he went the extra mile because for years now we have been under equipped, specifically the priest and Preistesses." He elaborated further.
"Why is that?" Ameria asked as she scanned the room.
"Well, the production of our main forge cannot keep up with all the new recruits. He possibly thought he could use Miss Agustine's services while she stayed at the cathedral. I assume he forgot to mention it to you during your meeting with him earlier."
"Well, that's fine. I can't live here without pulling my own weight after all," Nirra said as she already mentally made a list of what to buy from the street she saw in the market district earlier.
"Not to worry, he is prepared to pay you for your services, of course." He then stepped forward with a bow. "Now, if you excuse me, I have many things I should go back to." He then left the room without any more words.
After that, Ellie walked up beside her sister and asked. "Well, sis, when do you want to start building your new forge?"
"Now," Nirra briefly said as she started down in the empty room that would soon become her main forge.
When they exited the Grand Priest's office, they descended down the stairs all the way back to the ground floor.
"You can all get your possessions now. I will wait for you here," the priest said.
They all nodded as they exited the building and back onto the open streets of the city, and they noticed that the carriage that they had come with was still parked at the place where they left it with the four Paladins still guiding them. They stood still at the four corners of the carriage, protecting it from any thieves that would try to take their things.
Once they approached them, one of the paladins left his post and opened the door for them to take their belongings.
"Good, everything is still here." Nirra picked up her revolver, shotgun, and rifle. She holstered her revolver on her belt, the shotgun inside her bag, and she slinged the rifle over her shoulder with the tip of the bayonet facing upwards.
The other two checked their things, and when they finished, they followed Nirra back up the white steps that led back inside the cathedral. They even heard the Paladins departing with the carriage to store it somewhere. On the way, Nirra fed Mofu another slice of garlic bread; his paws and tail tips turned brown as he happily scuffed down the delicious bread.
They met Priest Benedict inside the cathedral again, who was chatting with a nun.
"Ah, you're here. Please excuse us." He then motioned for them to follow him.
Priest Benedict led them to a door located to the right of the stairs. Priest Benedict opened the door, which revealed a long corridor with large windows that separated the wall to their left. On their right were many rooms, which they assumed belonged to the many nuns and priests that inhabited the building.
He led them up a few more stairs and made a left until they reached the end of the corridor.
The priest turned back to them and said, "We have arrived; your rooms are located here," then made a gesture at the three rooms on their left. "Please choose either one of these three."
"I'll take the middle one," Nirra said, which caused Ellie to react. "I'll take the right one."
"Then the left one is mine," Ameria said with a shrug on her shoulder.
Priest Benedict then pulled out three keys from his sleeve and gave them to the girls: "Here are the keys. Again, I will wait for you all here to show Miss Agustine the place to build her forge.
All three unlocked the room with a satisfying click that emanated from the lock. Once open, they each went inside to store all their belongings.
The inside was small but slightly bigger than the inns where they were staying in Aeris. A bed is located right near the door, and a window is north of her, which lets in natural light. To her left was a small cabinet with a pot beside it; the latter had a small flower growing on it. To her right, near the bed, was a closet to store all her clothes. She went over to the closet first and opened the doors. She was greeted by a mirror that reflected her appearance and a long wooden bar she could hang her clothes from. Another door beside the closet led to a small bathroom complete with a shower and a toilet.
After she got everything that was inside, she began to unpack and load her outfits into the wardrobe. She hung her bandolier and weapons on the nails near the cupboard but kept all of the smithing items inside the back. Mofu also climbed down onto the bed to see how comfortable it was.
Nirra shook her head at the small fox's antics before she picked him up again, not before the small fox thrashed around, wanting to not get separated from the warm, soft slab.
"Mofuu!!"
"Fine, I'll let you sleep in it later." Nirra relented while Mofu excitedly jumped on her shoulder.
Satisfied with the arrangements, she grabbed the key from the stand and exited the room, only to find her sister and Ameria already done with their unpacking.
"What took you so long?" Ellie asked with her arms crossed and her feet tapping on the wooden floor.
"Sorry, Mofu here didn't want to get separated from the bed." She sighed as the small vulpen on her shoulder pumped out his chest in victory.
Ameria nearly giggled at the twins as their attention was again called up by Priest Benedict. "Now, please follow me into what will be Miss Agustine's new forge."
He led the way back down the stairs and into the corridor they had been through earlier. Only this time, when they reached a "T" section, they went right, as opposed to earlier, which went straight. They walked until they reached the end of the corridor, which was just a plain double door without much detail. The priest opened the door, and the room that greeted them was very spacious. The room had a stone floor with a high ceiling, a portion of which had holes near the wall to vent out the smoke from where the furnaces would be placed. The room's walls were made of bricks to prevent fires, with multiple windows to let in the cool air and natural sunlight. There was even a water nymph monster core mounted on a small faucet looking object that, when injected with any type of elemental mana, would start producing lots of water. Though impressed, Nirra kept her composure since the forge is missing the equipment needed to start production.
As they looked at the room, Nirra noticed that it was very near where the rooms of the nuns and priests are located. "Isn't this a little too close to the residential rooms?" She asked the old priest.
"Not to worry, Miss Augustine. The room once served as a storage room. The grand priest ordered it to be larger and retrofitted to suit your smithing needs. The walls are enchanted with a special wind spell that nullifies any noise from the inside," he explained.
"That's awfully thoughtful of him," Ellie commented.
"Well, he went the extra mile because for years now we have been under equipped, specifically the priest and Preistesses." He elaborated further.
"Why is that?" Ameria asked as she scanned the room.
"Well, the production of our main forge cannot keep up with all the new recruits. He possibly thought he could use Miss Agustine's services while she stayed at the cathedral. I assume he forgot to mention it to you during your meeting with him earlier."
"Well, that's fine. I can't live here without pulling my own weight after all," Nirra said as she already mentally made a list of what to buy from the street she saw in the market district earlier.
"Not to worry, he is prepared to pay you for your services, of course." He then stepped forward with a bow. "Now, if you excuse me, I have many things I should go back to." He then left the room without any more words.
After that, Ellie walked up beside her sister and asked. "Well, sis, when do you want to start building your new forge?"
"Now," Nirra briefly said as she started down in the empty room that would soon become her main forge.
