Torsten was even more confused by the reply he received concerning young girl's behavior, but shrugged it off for now. both women were more than obviously tired and stressed. He wouldn't be able to get any real answers or information until they were able to recover their strength. He gave her a side glance as she questioned how long it would take to reach his home. He rolled his eyes at her suggestion. "I don't think making my neighboors angry with your thieving would help your case if whoever is after you really comes looking." He shook his head. "There's plenty of food to go around at my home and meat is on the table for tonight. Do you think you can handle about half an hour's walk? Otherwise I guess we can set up camp and cook these..." He pointed at the game hanging from his belt. "Right now." A cold, challenging stare from the woman was enough of an answer as she continued to trudge along with him. Torsten shook his head impressed at her tenacity.
The rest of the walk was silent and Torsten would keep an eye out for any signs of them being followed or of the woman fading from exhaustion. He was really glad that the way to his smithy didn't require them to get passed the town, that way nobody would see the two women just yet. Eventually the smithy came into view. It was nothing impressive. A modest house, big enough to shelter a small family, an open shed where the forge was situated and a fence surrounded the whole property. A well, a small garden and a shed occupied the rest of the land. No sounds were coming from the smithy and the house was quiet as well. It was quite evident that there was no one at home. However not Torsten, nor the dog seemed bothered about it. Nya was quick to run inside and bark with content as she sniffed around the familiar grounds.
"Here we are. I'll set up the fire. You can have a warm bath, new clothes and eat some bread and cheese until the meat is cooked." He told the woman, motioning for her to follow him inside. He passed through the main area to the house and went straight to one of the bedrooms. It held two single beds and Torsten carefully laid the sleeping girl on one of those. "Follow me. You can see if you find anything that fits." He opened the door to the next room, noticing that Nya was making herself comfortable on the floor next to the young girl's bed.
In there was a double bed and a wardrobe along with a nightstand that held a small mirror and a bowl and a pottery jug filled with water. Torsten moved over to the wardrope and opened it, revealing a couple of practical simple dresses of various sizes as well as towels and other everyday items. Torsten grabbed a bar of soap and a large towel, spreading them on the bed "You can take whatever dress you like. Soap and towel, I'll get some water from the well and get the tub ready. Take your time. I'll be cooking the game and have bread and cheese out while we wait." He told her and was about to exit the room and get water from the well before starting a fire and getting into cooking.
The rest of the walk was silent and Torsten would keep an eye out for any signs of them being followed or of the woman fading from exhaustion. He was really glad that the way to his smithy didn't require them to get passed the town, that way nobody would see the two women just yet. Eventually the smithy came into view. It was nothing impressive. A modest house, big enough to shelter a small family, an open shed where the forge was situated and a fence surrounded the whole property. A well, a small garden and a shed occupied the rest of the land. No sounds were coming from the smithy and the house was quiet as well. It was quite evident that there was no one at home. However not Torsten, nor the dog seemed bothered about it. Nya was quick to run inside and bark with content as she sniffed around the familiar grounds.
"Here we are. I'll set up the fire. You can have a warm bath, new clothes and eat some bread and cheese until the meat is cooked." He told the woman, motioning for her to follow him inside. He passed through the main area to the house and went straight to one of the bedrooms. It held two single beds and Torsten carefully laid the sleeping girl on one of those. "Follow me. You can see if you find anything that fits." He opened the door to the next room, noticing that Nya was making herself comfortable on the floor next to the young girl's bed.
In there was a double bed and a wardrobe along with a nightstand that held a small mirror and a bowl and a pottery jug filled with water. Torsten moved over to the wardrope and opened it, revealing a couple of practical simple dresses of various sizes as well as towels and other everyday items. Torsten grabbed a bar of soap and a large towel, spreading them on the bed "You can take whatever dress you like. Soap and towel, I'll get some water from the well and get the tub ready. Take your time. I'll be cooking the game and have bread and cheese out while we wait." He told her and was about to exit the room and get water from the well before starting a fire and getting into cooking.
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