Mercury and Marie's dad worked the forge for about half an hour, as they worked Mercury could only feel genuine respect for Marie's dad, he worked with close to perfection, his every hammer strike was filled with immense strength, still, the blows hit the metal the exact right places, in fact, Mercury felt that he was learning something every time his hammer descended, all too soon Marie's dad was done working and grabbed the finished blade with a pair of pliers and dunked it in an oil bath before the turned to Mercury and Marie with a smile on his face as he spoke and gave a thumbs up
"You pass Mercury… Looks like I don't have to break your legs"
""Eh..?""
Both Marie and Mercury looked confused at Marie's dad that seemingly ignored their looks and reached out his hand to Mercury
"Name's James, it's nice to meet you kid"