Limits.

When I woke up the next day, I went straight to the Lazar"s house . When I knocked on the doors, I heard a young voice saying "Who is it?" . I was a bit surprised, but answered nevertheless . "I"m here to see Lazar . I have something to talk about with him" . The voice from behind the door replied "Daddy"s not home . Came back later mister" . I said "Alright" absentmindedly, and headed towards the workshop .

"To think that this Lazar guy, had a daughter" I thought, on my way back . I soon arrived at the workshop, and went straight to work . As I pounded the metal, I thought "I shouldn"t waste all the Black Steel, on making daggers from moulds . If I could create the same dagger, with my own hand instead of a mould, it would be much better . The problem is, I don"t have enough experience, to create such daggers, moreover to a high standard" .

The only solution, was to practice dagger smithing . "I don"t have that much time though . I will make about 2 dozens of daggers using the moulds, the rest of the ingots will have to wait . When I have enough experience of creating daggers by hand, I can then make more daggers" I thought . With the three Azurite Ingots taken care of, I left them in the office, and went straight to the Lazar"s place again .

When I knocked on the doors, Lazar was the one who opened this time . He seemed surprised, and elated at the same time . He asked "Did you come here to sell some medicine?" . I shook my head and said "I"m here for something else . Can we talk?" . He was disappointed for sure, his expression easily betrayed that . Nevertheless, he invited me inside . He asked "What is it that you came to talk about?" .

I said "I need to talk with your leader . I want to ask about some things, and he surely would know" . After a while of thinking, he replied "It"s not going to be easy . He is quite busy with all the affairs . I could go there and inform him, but . . " . I knew what he wanted, he probably wanted to get his hands on more of that medicine . I said "I catch your drift, but it"s not going to happen . If you didn"t lie to me, I would even give you one for that favour . Now, you should be the one, who owns me a favour" .

He acted, as if he didn"t know what I was talking about, and asked "What do you mean?" . I said "The medicine I sold to you for 2 Black Hals, is worth at least 20 . You knew the worth of that medicine, so you used my lack of knowledge . I don"t have any hard feelings, but you can"t seriously demand more, after that type of stunt?" .

He laughed mockingly at himself, and said "So you figured it out?" . I said "I was simply curious, why would my medicine cost more, than my work at the workshop? I asked, and found out why" . He said "True, I swindled you, but that was all I could give you . I don"t earn loads either, and the medicine… was quite important to me . It still is" .

I said "Maybe, but what is that to me? I told you, I have no bad feelings, just convey my message to your leader . I need to ask him a few things, that is all" . He nodded his head, and said "Sure, I can do that much for you" . I then hear "Daddy . . It hurts again" . I looked in the direction of a closed room, while Lazar said "I had a reason to swindle you . You see my daughter . . " . I interrupted him "Don"t explain yourself… Heh, just let me see her" .

He nodded, and we went inside the room . There on the bed, laid a small Lizard, but it wasn"t red, black or combination of both, she was grey . This alone stunned me, so I asked "I don"t mean to be rude, but why is your daughter grey?" . He didn"t get angry, and said "She is grey because… my partner was from the forbidden race . I"m sure you don"t know what that is, but in simple terms, these are Lizards that were outcasted a long time ago . I fell in love with one of them, but she died soon after Suly was born . Only a few people here, don"t point their fingers when they see me . It"s all thanks to Harlin, that my daughter didn"t get chased out or killed" . I nodded and said "So the medicine was for her . Let me have a look at her then" .

He said "Please, if you are able to create such medicine, maybe you will be able to cure my daughter as well" . I shook my head and said "I will not promise you anything . I mostly treated humans, not Lizards" . The small Lizard on the bed, seemed to be in pain, as cold sweat was forming on her head . I examined her body, and found out that, she didn"t have a high temperature, it was the opposite . "She is very cold to touch, as if something is freezing her from inside" I thought .

I asked "How long is she in this state?" . Lazar answered "Since she was very small . Do you know what is wrong with her?" . I shook my head and said "Not really . She is very cold to touch, as if she is being frozen from the inside . Did something happened to her, when she was small? Or perhaps she ate some kind of herb, or something?" .

He shook his head, and said "No, she ate nothing like that . Nothing happened to her either, that could produce this type of condition" . I thought about it for a while, then took out my dagger . Lazar immediately reached for his weapon, and shouted "What are you doing?" . I said "Calm down, I want to check her blood" . He still held onto his weapon, then said after a while "Alright, but be careful" .

I slashed her hand lightly, and saw some blood coming out, but it wasn"t red . It was pale blue, with some red mixed in . I asked "Is this normal?" . He shook his head and replied "No, it should be red, not blue . Even my partner"s blood was red, why is this one blue?" . I had no answer to that question . I extracted some of it, and took a more detailed look .

"This blood, is very cold . My guess was correct, it seems that something is freezing her from the inside, but what?" I thought . I had another idea, but it was risky, so I asked before I proceeded . "I may be able to do something about it, but it"s going to be risky . I don"t know if it"s going to work, and if it works, I have no clue what is going to happen" .

He asked worried "What the h.e.l.l do you have in mind?" . I replied "You see, my right arm… is special . I can try absorbing the coldness, but I don"t know if that will work . I also don"t know what is going to happen, if it works . She may be alright, and cured, or well… anything can happen" . He shook his head, and said "Then I rather not try it" .

I thought about it for a while, and said "The sad news is, you don"t really have a choice . Her life is going to end soon . My medicine, will not help her cure it . She will only develop resistance towards it, then die anyway . It"s you call" . He paced around the room for a while, then said "What are the chances?" . I said "50-50 really . I don"t know if it will work . If it does, it should extract the coldness from her body, in theory . She would be weak for a while for sure, but she may also die . That is the worst case scenario" .

He gritted his teeth, and said "Do it… If there is no cure, I need to try anything at this point" . I nodded my head, and proceeded . I placed my right hand on her forehead, but nothing happened . I thought "It happened instantly with the Water Stone… Maybe if I focus? it is a living creature after all" . I closed my eyes and focused . I tried willing my hand to absorb the coldness .

Still nothing happened, but then after a while, I could feel something entering my hand . When I opened my eyes, I noticed blue strands of gas, coming out of the little Lizard, and entering my hand . More, and more of that blue gas emerged, and finally, my hand started to freeze . I quickly took away my hand, and thought "This wasn"t my doing…" . The small Lizard fell asleep, and seemed to be in much less pain . I said "This seems to work . I will need to do it couple more times, and there don"t seem to be any problems with her health either" .

Lazar immediately looked at his daughter and said "I will never forget this favour . If you can cure her, my life will be yours . If you need me to die for you, I will do so" . I said "Slow down, I still need you alive . Got to that leader guy, and tell him to meet with me . I will take care of your daughter" . He nodded, and said "I trust you", then went outside .

I looked at my right hand, and said "Frosty, come out now", but there was no response . I said again "Come out, or I will cut this arm off, and make you come out!" . This time Frosty appeared, scared and p.i.s.sed at the same time . I said "You did this, didn"t you?" . Frosty nodded its head and tried jumping onto my shoulder, to change back into a tattoo . I caught it with my other hand, and said "Why are you running away?" . It pointed all around the place, and shook its head . I said "Fine, we will talk, when I leave this place . For now, help me extract the coldness from her" . Frosty nodded, and I released it . When it changed back to the tattoo, I decided to wait a bit, for the ice on my hand to melt .

"I don"t know why, Frosty doesn"t want to show its face around here, but it seems to be scared of something" I thought . I would have to inquire about that, when we leave this place . "For now, I have this little Lizard to take care of" I thought .When I woke up the next day, I went straight to the Lazars house . When I knocked on the doors, I heard a young voice saying Who is it? . I was a bit surprised, but answered nevertheless . Im here to see Lazar . I have something to talk about with him . The voice from behind the door replied Daddys not home . Came back later mister . I said Alright absentmindedly, and headed towards the workshop . To think that this Lazar guy, had a daughter I thought, on my way back . I soon arrived at the workshop, and went straight to work . As I pounded the metal, I thought I shouldnt waste all the Black Steel, on making daggers from moulds . If I could create the same dagger, with my own hand instead of a mould, it would be much better . The problem is, I dont have enough experience, to create such daggers, moreover to a high standard . The only solution, was to practice dagger smithing . I dont have that much time though . I will make about 2 dozens of daggers using the moulds, the rest of the ingots will have to wait . When I have enough experience of creating daggers by hand, I can then make more daggers I thought . With the three Azurite Ingots taken care of, I left them in the office, and went straight to the Lazars place again . When I knocked on the doors, Lazar was the one who opened this time . He seemed surprised, and elated at the same time . He asked Did you come here to sell some medicine? . I shook my head and said Im here for something else . Can we talk? . He was disappointed for sure, his expression easily betrayed that . Nevertheless, he invited me inside . He asked What is it that you came to talk about? . I said I need to talk with your leader . I want to ask about some things, and he surely would know . After a while of thinking, he replied Its not going to be easy . He is quite busy with all the affairs . I could go there and inform him, but . I knew what he wanted, he probably wanted to get his hands on more of that medicine . I said I catch your drift, but its not going to happen . If you didnt lie to me, I would even give you one for that favour . Now, you should be the one, who owns me a favour . He acted, as if he didnt know what I was talking about, and asked What do you mean? . I said The medicine I sold to you for 2 Black Hals, is worth at least 20 . You knew the worth of that medicine, so you used my lack of knowledge . I dont have any hard feelings, but you cant seriously demand more, after that type of stunt? . He laughed mockingly at himself, and said So you figured it out? . I said I was simply curious, why would my medicine cost more, than my work at the workshop? I asked, and found out why . He said True, I swindled you, but that was all I could give you . I dont earn loads either, and the medicine… was quite important to me . It still is . I said Maybe, but what is that to me? I told you, I have no bad feelings, just convey my message to your leader . I need to ask him a few things, that is all . He nodded his head, and said Sure, I can do that much for you . I then hear Daddy It hurts again . I looked in the direction of a closed room, while Lazar said I had a reason to swindle you . You see my daughter . I interrupted him Dont explain yourself… Heh, just let me see her He nodded, and we went inside the room . There on the bed, laid a small Lizard, but it wasnt red, black or combination of both, she was grey . This alone stunned me, so I asked I dont mean to be rude, but why is your daughter grey? . He didnt get angry, and said She is grey because… my partner was from the forbidden race . Im sure you dont know what that is, but in simple terms, these are Lizards that were outcasted a long time ago . I fell in love with one of them, but she died soon after Suly was born . Only a few people here, dont point their fingers when they see me . Its all thanks to Harlin, that my daughter didnt get chased out or killed . I nodded and said So the medicine was for her . Let me have a look at her then . He said Please, if you are able to create such medicine, maybe you will be able to cure my daughter as well . I shook my head and said I will not promise you anything . I mostly treated humans, not Lizards . The small Lizard on the bed, seemed to be in pain, as cold sweat was forming on her head . I examined her body, and found out that, she didnt have a high temperature, it was the opposite . She is very cold to touch, as if something is freezing her from inside I thought . I asked How long is she in this state? . Lazar answered Since she was very small . Do you know what is wrong with her? . I shook my head and said Not really . She is very cold to touch, as if she is being frozen from the inside . Did something happened to her, when she was small? Or perhaps she ate some kind of herb, or something? . He shook his head, and said No, she ate nothing like that . Nothing happened to her either, that could produce this type of condition . I thought about it for a while, then took out my dagger . Lazar immediately reached for his weapon, and shouted What are you doing? . I said Calm down, I want to check her blood . He still held onto his weapon, then said after a while Alright, but be careful . I slashed her hand lightly, and saw some blood coming out, but it wasnt red . It was pale blue, with some red mixed in . I asked Is this normal? . He shook his head and replied No, it should be red, not blue . Even my partners blood was red, why is this one blue? . I had no answer to that question . I extracted some of it, and took a more detailed look . This blood, is very cold . My guess was correct, it seems that something is freezing her from the inside, but what? I thought . I had another idea, but it was risky, so I asked before I proceeded . I may be able to do something about it, but its going to be risky . I dont know if its going to work, and if it works, I have no clue what is going to happen . He asked worried What the h.e.l.l do you have in mind? . I replied You see, my right arm… is special . I can try absorbing the coldness, but I dont know if that will work . I also dont know what is going to happen, if it works . She may be alright, and cured, or well… anything can happen . He shook his head, and said Then I rather not try it . I thought about it for a while, and said The sad news is, you dont really have a choice . Her life is going to end soon . My medicine, will not help her cure it . She will only develop resistance towards it, then die anyway . Its you call . He paced around the room for a while, then said What are the chances? . I said 50-50 really . I dont know if it will work . If it does, it should extract the coldness from her body, in theory . She would be weak for a while for sure, but she may also die . That is the worst case scenario . He gritted his teeth, and said Do it… If there is no cure, I need to try anything at this point . I nodded my head, and proceeded . I placed my right hand on her forehead, but nothing happened . I thought It happened instantly with the Water Stone… Maybe if I focus? it is a living creature after all . I closed my eyes and focused . I tried willing my hand to absorb the coldness . Still nothing happened, but then after a while, I could feel something entering my hand . When I opened my eyes, I noticed blue strands of gas, coming out of the little Lizard, and entering my hand . More, and more of that blue gas emerged, and finally, my hand started to freeze . I quickly took away my hand, and thought This wasnt my doing… . The small Lizard fell asleep, and seemed to be in much less pain . I said This seems to work . I will need to do it couple more times, and there dont seem to be any problems with her health either . Lazar immediately looked at his daughter and said I will never forget this favour . If you can cure her, my life will be yours . If you need me to die for you, I will do so . I said Slow down, I still need you alive . Got to that leader guy, and tell him to meet with me . I will take care of your daughter . He nodded, and said I trust you, then went outside . I looked at my right hand, and said Frosty, come out now, but there was no response . I said again Come out, or I will cut this arm off, and make you come out! . This time Frosty appeared, scared and p.i.s.sed at the same time . I said You did this, didnt you? . Frosty nodded its head and tried jumping onto my shoulder, to change back into a tattoo . I caught it with my other hand, and said Why are you running away? . It pointed all around the place, and shook its head . I said Fine, we will talk, when I leave this place . For now, help me extract the coldness from her . Frosty nodded, and I released it . When it changed back to the tattoo, I decided to wait a bit, for the ice on my hand to melt . I dont know why, Frosty doesnt want to show its face around here, but it seems to be scared of something I thought . I would have to inquire about that, when we leave this place . For now, I have this little Lizard to take care of I thought .