the hiss of hot steel in water , the pounding of hammers on metal , the billowing of the fires all combined in one chorus of craftsmanship . like many of the other schools in noiknaer , students came from all around tessir and the southern countries to learn , but unlike many schools , the forge had competition . the other blacksmith school in noiknaer was funded by the three brothers syndicate , and offered its products and services to the public at a half the cost of the
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