"What do you think?, be honest" -I said as I posed in front of Smith.
An artifact that changes shape is something that has i already made before, it is not the easiest, especially when you want to change species.
I made mine very simple, just change my physical appearance to a bigger stud.
Living an eternity looking up to be able to talk to others is really tiring, even hurtful.
"Well, now you look like a normal stallion, grandfather" - Smith said with a smile.
"har har, how funny"
"And what does it do? Does it only make you grow?"
"yes, as long as I don't remove the earring, I will keep this shape as if it were my original body"
It was particularly difficult to do so, but it is the safest, only my own magic could harm it, I discovered it the hard way in a past event when I accidentally almost lost an eye due to an explosion from my forge.
The earring was made of lunar silver with opal inscriptions, it absorbs my magic to maintain my shape, nobody could take it from me, only me, and it did not emit magic, so they would confuse it with a simple earring.
"Nothing else?" - Smith asked, irritating me a little.
"Yes, nothing else, by the way, where are your husband and the rest?" - I asked as I looked around the room, Smith carrying Bright on her chest while sitting in the rocking chair I made for her.
"Did you forget? They told you in the morning before leaving" - she asked with a smile, one that I didn't like at all.
Shit, if they left it was for a reason, and a very good one, they would have told me, but maybe it was when I was working and I didn't pay attention.
Wait.
"They went to help on your brother's new farm, didn't they?"
"Good thing you didn't forget, and the good thing about your new form is that you can take over the sales in town, without worrying about raising suspicions, right?"
heck, well, it was fair, I finished all the metal orders, so I had plenty of time, and with Smith taking care of Bright, it was necessary, in the future I will make golems to help with the harvest.
"Sure, I'm going to check the farm, if you need anything, touch your necklace"
"don't worry grandpa, we'll be fine"
"It would be 5 bits for the two apples" - I said as I received the money and delivered the apples.
This brings back old memories, it is nostalgic, plus it is refreshing to talk to someone else.
The town had grown a lot, many new faces, I honestly do not recognize anyone, I have a bad memory for these things.
The only thing I don't like is the looks they give me, although seeing a stallion attending one of the oldest stalls in town is something that would cause curiosity.
"Excuse me, do you work on the Sweet Apple Acres farm?" - asked a deep voice, when I turned around I saw a unicorn guard.
Shit.
"Yes, I'm a relative, what do you need?" - I asked calmly, trying not to sound nervous, I have never liked governments, whenever they find me they ask me to do things for them, they are annoying, and I don't want them to do anything to my family.
"I just wanted to ask if you know anything about the blacksmith who works in that place, we have tried to locate him to talk to him about his work but we have never been able to locate him" - he said as he took something out of his saddlebags.
It was one of the kitchen tools they had asked me for the palace, a set of cutlery for the princess, Seed had asked me for Celestia as a birthday gift.
"Yes, he is the best blacksmith in our family, he doesn't go out much, he is very old and he doesn't like strangers, because they are looking for him? They could make their order if they want something"
Then he did something that caught me by surprise and others nearby.
He levitated one of the cutlery and drew his sword, then brandished it trying to destroy the innocent fork.
Only for his sword to break.
I must admit that this guard had very good reflections to prevent the pieces from flying off, closing the remains in a bubble.
"As you can see, a simple place setting can resist a sword attack, and a very good one, we would like to hire him, and if necessary the princess herself would be willing to come in person to meet him" - she said while keeping what was left of her sword and cutlery.
These guys are fools, if I want to get rid of them, I think I should leave my pride for a moment, I did not want to get to this, but I think it is necessary.
"I will try to talk to him, but I promise nothing" - I said with a smile, I hope it works.