So Issac,Mary and Slar got out of the Mansion
and no deadfalls,traps or crossbows aimed at the doorway from a nearby tree
skewered anybody.
But that still left the issue of breaking the unbreakable red chain of the cuffs.
Mary,who had connections with various blacksmiths in the Sky Kingdom
suggested they all travel to a fairly skilled blacksmith a short half days walk away.
Slar agreed to come along,namely because he'd noticed the barrel of his Material Mist Scatterer was starting to develop some hairline cracks.
So he was hoping to have the blacksmith do a safety check on the weapon,since having the thing blow up in his
face whilst in action would not be a good thing.
So off the threesome walked,with Slar hanging back a little in case he needed to empty a load of buckshot
into Issac's back in a hurry.
Not a reassuring thought for Issac.
So they walked along and came to the blacksmiths shop and showed
Hephaetus the Blacksmith both the unbreakable red chain that bound Issac and Mary together
and Slars shotgun.
Hephaetus looked over the shotgun barrel and told the mercenary that even with welds,the barrel wouldn't last beyond perhaps another 50 to 100 firings,.
Perrhaps it was time to retire "Old Faithful" to a pair of pegs on a wall somewhere.