The next morning came far too fast. Greg woke up to the sound of Bork already working at the forge.
His enchanted headphones made the soft clanging sound less loud. The dwarf had been working on fixing the Mentor's Hammer for a considerable amount of time.
"Morning, boss," Bork said with a smile. "Come see this. I think I figured out how to not only get rid of Varian's sabotage but also use it to make the hammer better."
Greg came over to the workbench and looked at the hammer in the early morning light. The runes that Varian had carved to cause trouble were still there, but Bork had started carving new patterns around them, which trapped the bad energy and sent it in a different direction.
"Holy shit, that's actually fucking brilliant!" Greg said. "You're using his sabotage as a way to teach him."
"People who try to use the hammer wrong will feel resistance, but people who are learning with good intentions will find it even more responsive."
