Claude & Raphael C / houses.fedatamine.com

Raphael enters the scene

Hrgh... Ughh... Nghh...

Claude enters the scene

There we go. Time for a break!

Hey, Raphael. That's quite a load you've got there.

It was my turn to do the shopping again, but I might have overdone it.

Aren't those trips usually for food supplies? Why did you pick up a bunch of spears and gauntlets as well?

I was passing by the smithy and the old man called me over.

He said he was finished repairing the training weapons, so I grabbed them since I was already there.

I see. And those books?

I had just left the smithy when I ran into a merchant I recognized.

He said he had some books that he brought for the library, so I took them off his hands.

Right. And that desk?

Oh, this? Can you believe someone threw this away? It only needs a little work and it'll be good as new!

Someone around here was just saying that they needed a desk.

Of course. Now, this is just a friendly observation, but I see surprisingly little of the food supplies that we actually need.

Haha. Well, I, uh, worked up an appetite from carrying all of this stuff, so, uh...I had a snack on my way back.

Raphael... I appreciate the thought, but you can't get so carried away with helping out like that. You helped us all right out of dinner.

And now that I've seen your struggle, I have no choice but to join in this vicious cycle of charity. Here, I'll lend you a hand.

All of this stuff is pretty heavy. Are you sure you can handle it?

You insult me! And no, I can't. I'll only carry the books and offer my support as you handle the rest.