Out of the Fire Out of the Fire is a side quest in " Fallout 4 " . Detailed walkthrough . Upon discovery of Finch farm , the Sole Survivor will be met by Abraham Finch who mistakes them for a member of the Forged , but quickly apologizes for his mistake , stating , " You don ' t have the burns . " Abraham then goes on to explain how the Forged took over Saugus Ironworks and that his son , Jake , stole his heirloom sword , Shishkebab , and ran off to join up with the gang . The player character will then be tasked with the retrieval of the sword . Further dialogue reveals that Abraham wants the sword back , but couldn ' t care less about his idiot son . However , there is an optional objective to return Jake should one choose to do so . The yard and entrance to the ironworks is fairly heavily guarded by a group of Forged , at least two of which are packing flamer s . Forged are tough as far as raiders go , so caution is advised , but some handy sniper work should even up the odds a bit . The entry can be found on the west side of the building . Once inside there are around ten more Forged patrolling , several of which may be carrying flamers and wearing fairly protective cage armor or spike armor . The Sole Survivor ' s objective is the blast furnace which is across the building and on the north side . From here , there are two options to reach the blast furnace : an Advanced locked door along the mid level route , or a walkway across the top . The middle path has a protectron that can be activated to help with the fights , though taking the upper path may help the player character avoid several battles , which could be handy at lower levels . Once near the blast furnace , be aware of a turret guarding the area . Once the turret is dealt with , move on to the double doors of the blast furnace . Opposite the blast furnace doors is the exit to the roof to use afterwards . Upon entering the blast furnace the Sole Survivor will immediately meet Slag and be caught in a conversation . Slag appears mildly impressed that the Sole Survivor made it this far , but isn ' t too impressed with Jake who happens to be in a pretty tight spot at the moment . During the conversation , if Jake is told the truth , or is encouraged to perform the " test , " then he will do so and everyone will turn hostile . Sarcasm , convincing Jake that his father wants him back , or a straight up moderate difficulty persuasion check will still provoke Slag , but , will make Jake fight on the Sole Survivor ' s side . The fight will be difficult either way . Slag is strong , equipped with pieces of T - 45 power armor or raider power armor and has three allies . However , there is a small lag time between the end of the conversation and the start of the fight , so using VATS to queue up multiple strikes before the fight actually begins can help considerably . After the the fight is over , use the stairway outside the blast furnace doors to exit to the roof and fast travel back to Finch farm . Be aware that there may be two or three Forged roaming the rooftop . Option 1 : Save Jake . Once the fight is over Jake will ask the player character to meet his father with him . Take the sword from Slag ' s lifeless corpse and meet Jake at the designated spot . The reunion isn ' t exactly happy , but with some pressure from Jake ' s mother Abigail , things go all right , and Jake will rejoin the settlement . Abraham will allow the Sole Survivor to keep the sword , saying that it could do some good . He may also hand over a few caps in appreciation . Option 2 : Kill Jake . If Jake is killed , simply return the sword to his father . Either inform or lie to Abraham about what happened to Jake . If the player character tells the truth , Abraham will be a bit dismayed though not surprised . If the player character successfully lies , Abraham will reply with a hopeful response that he thinks Jake may have a sudden change of heart about joining the Forged and will instead leave the Commonwealth for a new start . Regardless of the option chosen , the sword is still given as a reward .