After a bath with some scented herbs and soap much to Aaren's request, I tied my shoulder length hair into a low ponytail and dressed in some plain brown baggy trousers with cuffed leather boots, a loose white シャツ and my famed searite blade strapped to my side completed my simplistic outfit.
   I gazed at myself in the mirror briefly which was Hung opposite my bed, and sighed as I went back to the forge to see what Aaren was doing. Thankfully I found him sitting not far outside the forge on a little ridge of raised ground, since it was very close to the edge of this village. I joined him...

Today had been a strenuous day, requests for custom blades had been higher than usual, and the forge had been worked to its limits. Thankfully everything had been dealt with, and I had told the worthy clients to wait for a week until I had finished decorating and hardening the blade to the exact way they wanted it. I sighed and wiped my brow, my dirtied hands leaving a stain on my forehead. "Time to clear away and shut the ショップ methinks..." 
   The tools and plans rolled into parchment scrolls were placed away in an organised fashion, the coals of the forge left to simmer down gently under...

Sometimes we don't even realise our lives are constantly being changed around us. And when we do, we don't want things to change. I never believed my world was going to change. It was so small and secure that nothing could break the bond between me and what I cared for. 
   My name is Alison, blacksmith and supposed battle maiden - I've never actually fought any battles yet so I suppose I'm not quite a battle-maiden yet. I'm a girl just short of the age 16, and I suppose i'm moderately mature for my age. Although I can be a bit of a joker, and I'm only serious when needs be. 
   I live...