"Smelting ore?" Jax asked. "Why do you have to smelt ore? Doesn't the smithy have Black Lead ingots for you to work with?"
Mel appeared a little embarrassed at the question. "Ahem, there is, but… it costs a little more since someone else has to have done the work."
"Does my cost increase?" Jax asked.
"No… but my profit decreases. And I need the money."
Jax didn't know what to say. "This won't slow down the overall production of the armor, will it? Because if it will—"
"No," she hurriedly said. "I told you what I said this morning considering that I would have to smelt the ore myself. It won't cost you anything extra, and neither will it take any longer. I should be done in 4 days if things go perfectly. But considering revisions, you should estimate 6 days to be the correct time."
"So 5 more days?" Jax asked.
Mel nodded.
Her food was brought over, delivered by a server who snuck a glance toward him. Jax did not want to even begin to think what this was about.
