The trip began after Justin had calmed down enough. He was quite aware that both Samantha and Koi were keeping a watchful eye over him. Justin was still wearing the dress and bracelets as that gave him a sense of comfort after the fright in the morning.
Samantha led them to the outskirts of a village to the shop of a blacksmith she knew. Justin brought in his armor to explain that the armor needed adjusting.
The blacksmith asked if it was for her husband and Justin, surprised, replied “no it is for me”.
The blacksmith was surprised and commented after looking Justin up and down that this armor was too bulky and needed more than adjusting. He offered a trade to Justin stating this armor was strong and offered more mobility for Justin. Justin looked at the armor which looked shaped more for a female fighter. But armor was armor Justin thought to himself. Justin agreed to the terms and the blacksmith told them it would take less than a day to make adjustments.
The blacksmith looked at Justin who was standing sideways and he noticed the slight bulge in Justin’s belly pushing out the dress. He commented “we might need to make the armor flexible for your condition”
Justin said “what condition?”
The blacksmith embarrassed made an apology stating he was thinking about something else. He still decided to make the armor flexible as he thought maybe this maiden is unaware of her condition and it wasn’t his place to say anything.
Justin soon realized he was feeling very warm from the blacksmith shop. As he decided to go get some fresh air his world began to spin and he fell unconscious