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[master_wayne]

When the door opens this evening, anyone nearby may get blasted with the stench of oil, and heat and harbour. The noise that blows in is of someplace busy, where no one is speaking English and alot of machinery and crates are getting moved around

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[makesthings]

Sameth looks over to him from where he's sitting and asks,

"Good fishing where you are?"

His clothing is always fairly simple, a linen shirt that's not as white as it might be from his days in the forge and some good quality breeches and nice leather boots.

[master_wayne]

Bruce looks down at his pants.

"Not really, because I'm not a fisherman. I was just on a boat."

[makesthings]

"Oh, sorry. No one here ever seems to be what they seem. I'm still getting used to it."

[master_wayne]

He smiles and gets up to come over.

"Mind if I sit? This is only my second time here so it looks like we have the same sort of problem. I don't have a clue what anyone is unless they tell me.'

[makesthings]

"I'm still on my first time here but I'm Bound and sure."

He closes the metal working catalog beside him and offers Bruce a smile and hand to shake,

"I'm Sameth." His hands are calloused from using a sword and covered with the odd small burns you get from working near a forge while around his wrist is a deep burn.

[master_wayne]

'Bruce.'

He shakes the hand, noting the small injuries as he sits down.

'What do you do?'

He has no scars, or signs of work injury, except across his palms from where he's been spending an hour a day doing chin-ups on a rusty bar.

[makesthings]

"I've been working at the forge here since I enjoy making things."

The prince part isn't as important here anyway.

[master_wayne]

"I didn't know there was a forge here."

He relaxes back in his chair, holdng his glass of water.

"But I guess there are a lot of things I don't know. How long have you been stuck here?'

[makesthings]

"Its out back, not too far from the stables. A few weeks so far and its quite surprising just how much is out there."

[master_wayne]

"I suppose I should go see but I'm not staying. Maybe if the place pulled me in at better moments, I'd take the time."

He seems relaxed enough though (he's been practising).

"So you're a blacksmith?"

[makesthings]

"You've got a door? Someone told me that time stops while you're here but I haven't been able to check it yet. No, actually, um I'm a prince but I've always made things."

[master_wayne]

"Yes, I have a door. I'd go crazy if I didn't."

His eyebrows go up at the remark.

"Prince of...where are you from?"

[makesthings]

"A place called the Old Kingdom. You're lucky. I wish I knew what the binding spell was so I could figure out how to break it."

[master_wayne]

"From what I was told, nothing can get it open once it's decided to close."

He sympathises though. Being Bound would literally drive him out of his mind.

"Is it that bad here or do you just have something waiting for you back home?"

[makesthings]

"Its not that bad just strange and complicated. Some things are nice, I like having the time in the forge since I don't have that much at home."

[master_wayne]

"If you're a prince, can't you do what you want?"

He knows he can't. Royalty is busier than anyone. But he's good at polite conversation. He's been doing it for years.