As promised, the First Forgemaster came to visit from time to time. Most of the time, he came without warning and stayed for two or three days before leaving again.
They still taught the same way: sitting with the most stuck person for an hour and asking questions until they figured it out.
They never gave answers directly. They said this was a philosophical issue.
Greg believed that their reluctance to provide direct answers was partly due to their perception that it was more enjoyable to approach the issue in this manner, and he had been in the workshop since before dawn on the day the Hearthstone was completed.
This was not an uncommon occurrence. When Marina woke up and saw that his side of the bed was empty and the workshop light was already on, she noticed how quiet it was around her.
She had stood in the doorway for a few minutes watching him work without saying anything, and then she went to find Lylia because some mornings needed that kind of talk.
