Borgeld wanted a legendary warhammer as her weapon. The frustration of being hindered by her weapon on the battlefield in The Forest had left her irritable. For the first time, the proud legion commander had been suppressed by those pointy-eared people without any ability to fight back.
So, after briefly carrying out Nostria's garrison duty, Borgeld decided that she had earned enough "merit" to offset her mistakes and secretly slipped away to the Land of the Forge.
She had heard about Brock and knew that he wanted to forge a legendary weapon and advance to the legendary rank at the same time.
So why shouldn't that legendary weapon be hers?
And if it was hers, why couldn't Legion Commander Borgeld make her own demands?
Thus, she asked Brock to forge her a hammer.
The requirements were simple: big and heavy would do.
That request was rejected. Brock believed that forging such a legendary weapon would damage his reputation, because it was too simple and possessed none of the defining traits of a legendary item. Besides, what he wanted to forge was a suit of armor.
They were completely at odds.
This made Borgeld even more displeased, but Brock had lived in the Frozen Earth Territory for many years and knew Borgeld's temperament. Besides, he had a younger sister who served as the Frozen Earth Territory's chief magistrate.
He suggested that Borgeld go find the dwarves.
"The dwarves use hammers too. The warhammers they forge are big and useful."
Borgeld had no idea how many dwarves she had beaten up. Even the Dwarf King had not escaped a fight with her. In the end, Borgeld purchased a legendary warhammer for zero Gold Coins.
Of course, that hammer had yet to be forged.
The legion commander was not so easily fooled.
"Brock!