As we woke the next morning, I showed the old lady my work. She seemed happy to see her partner's work finally realized, but also torn about the finality of it all. I offered to give it to her, but she said she had no need. She hoped that it would keep us safe, should danger come for us... I could see in her eyes that she knew of our burden.
The mood quickly lightened as the rest of the party started packing for the trip to Tamia. Everyone seemed excited to go to the concert. I wasn't planning on joining, but that also made me excited. It had been a while since I last had the chance to tinker, so a bit of peace was very welcome. I might even be able to finish my golem project.
We set off to Tamia once more, this time with the old lady up front to set the pace. As expected, it was a little slower than we had traveled before, but it proved to be worthwhile. A group of bandits was about to try their luck, until they noticed the old gnome. A stern look and the glint of a bomb in her satchel quickly put them in their place.
The sky was slowly turning red as we finally reached Tamia, so we made our way to an inn the old lady often stays. I rented a room for myself, as I wasn't planning on leaving it until the others were finished with their concert expedition.
I wished them good luck, and started setting up my workstation.