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Short Story : Of old dwarfes and young fools

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Part 1 Unknown Serenity Björn woke up in a bed, in a room he still had to get used to, within a building that while good to look at wasn´t really made in his style. People came and people went away, but he was always there, in this same room. They asked him questions about the past and when they didn´t find out what they wanted they tried it with torture, then with reading his mind but Björn wasnt that young dwarve from a centurie ago. Compared to what he saw and went through, this was childs play. When they were done and still with no information, they tried to wipe his short term memory, but after (persumably) the third time Ambella pulled that trick on him that wouldn´t work, as he came prepaired. Of course he played the old senile fool and stuck with the story they told him. That he decided to retire, that he chose this "retirement home" out of his own free will, that his friends and family don´t have time to visit him anymore, that he forgot how he told them to "go away" . But he knew the truth. Björn is just biding his time to act, to get his vengance. However, he learned from Grey that "...a good hunter takes the orpertunities he gets, but a great hunter makes his own, let his prey get used to him, like a shadow always by its side and when he is close enought to ensure a kill shot, he brings the beast down in one, deadly action." However today is not the day. They gave him a forge, just like he asked them. "It helps me relaxe and find my inner peace" he told them. Fools, he thought, while he couldn´t kill all of them with a dull spoon, like once Corvus did, he now has been given the tools to create, and what weapons he will "show" them. About now would be the time when the usual, busty nurse would come in and bring his breakfast and "medicin" , but today was different. He heard a knock on the door, when he didnt answer... again. Wierd, he thought, as the nurse usualy would just barg in. "Come in" he yelled, the door opened slowly and in the doorway stood a human boy, maybe in his late teens, with short brown hair and bright green eyes. Kinda like his own, but the face... it was a bit beaten up, with a big bandaid on his left cheek covering a bruse but it looked kind, inviting, somewhat familiar the kind that you are certain you met his father or mother at least once and he had this air around him that just made you feel at ease. He on the other hand looked so nervous like he was about to shit himself. "Mister Alvstett ?" the boy asked and had a food tray in his hands "Maybe. Some days I can´t really remember who I am myself. " Björn answered. He still had to uphold his reputation as "....an old, senile, asshole" as to quote the nurse. "What do you want boy? And what´s with this look , like you are about to piss yer pants !" at this the boy flinched, became even more pale than he was and starts to mutter something " What is it? I can´t hear yer focking voice, if you keep being such a little bitch. So, speak. the fuck. up !"
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Part 2 Adam The boy straitened himself and loudly proclaimed "M-My name is Adam..... , sir! And I have been...ehm, I have been told that you are a Forgemaster!" . Björn thought about what new kind of trick they are trying out now. Is he some kind of shapeshifting, magical interigator? Maybe some elaborate scheme of annoying him till he broke? Either way, the boy is here and Björn has no nerves to handel some milksop. "What about it? And put the food tray on the table right there." "R-Right away, sir !" "And would you stop calling me that?" Adam puts down the tray on the table and then starts to look around the room. "Thanks for the food, you can go now." "What ?" "I said you can go, NOW." "B..but.." "NO buts in here. If you want butts go visit a stripper or something." That should get him to leave, Björn thought. And gone he was. Björn found himself in his old workshop again. Fire and rubbel everywhere he looked. He searched the whole premis, room for room and was met with corpse after corpse. His whole staff.... dead. He knew who did this, but that wasn´t his priority right now. He looked for her and with every body that wasn´t her his hope grew but his desperation grew with it. He knew she was here today, he hoped that she made it out safe and he desperatly looked for ANY sign of it. Björn woke up in his room, alone again.... away from the nightmare. He would occasonaly get wierd dreams way back when he was still with them , strange dreams that had some cryptic meaning or a vision of what is to come. But nowerdays, he only dreams about that night.
Part 3 Apprentice  Just like the day before, Adam came with Björn s breakfast, maybe the old nurse quit due to all of the "sexual harassment". People these days can't take some witty and maybe some (inappropriate) comments without making a scene, like the world is about to be invaded by the hemotitan. How weak they are, never faced real struggle is what he thought. "So, boy.... Still here?" "Yes, Mister Alvstett". He looked into his eyes with his still "biological" eye and took a deep breath "Why are you still trying.... Give it up, I won't teach ya." Adam put the tray down and turned to the door. Maybe finally he had given up.. "It might sound stupid but... I made a promise to someone that I would become the best damn forge master in the galaxy....I have no real talent doing anything else other than to.... I just... I just have this feeling that forging is what I was meant to do and while I don't have the resources to get to one of the known masters forgewolds...i just wanted to use this chance that my father has given me... You can laugh all you want but I won't let this opportunity slip through my hands. "......" Why would I laugh at you for this?" He didn't know why he just said that, but somehow this boy's determination stirred something within him... Something that he didn't feel for a long time... Simple and honest admiration. He knows better that to feel something for someone that works for them, but this boy...Maybe he truly just wants to learn... " If you want to proof yourself to me that you truly want this.... Then read this book till tomorrow and I will have little test for you.... But remember, just a test, doesn't mean I said yes or that I will actually teach yer sorry arse" Björn goes to one of his bookshelves and throws Adam a 2 inch thick book on the basics of forging. Adan nearly takes the book to the head ( still have my old combat habits, Björn  thinks to himself) but is able to duck in time. Adam picks up the book and with a face of pure happiness he runs out of the room while yelling "I will, Mister Alvstett, I will not disappoint you!"  The end