It was not just unfathomable... it was an abominable idea. An idea that could only have been birthed from a wicked and inconsiderate mind.
Inconsiderate for oneself and for others.
That was the way Oland and the other two humans stared at Northern. Their eyes held a mixture of confusion and frustration.
Why would any sane human create a forge at the side of a volcano? Definitely, Northern had chosen a point with less heat and effect from the volcano, but it didn't make it any less disturbing that he was creating the center of whatever settlement he intended to build in the volcano.
He had briefed them of his plan and why he was taking them with him, so the three of them slightly understood. Northern had even said, when this project started, the three of them would be the ones in charge.
Not because he considered them any bit important... he just needed scapegoats to use in case of failures.