For the Glory of Rome: Chronicles of an Isekai'd Legion - Chapter 5B2 : Spearheading the Improvements

... ver in bed with a soft groan. By his side, his wife continued to sleep soundly. She looked as peaceful as ever, the sight only mildly spoiled by the thunderous snores that threatened to rattle the very windows. It brought a smile to the blacksmith's grizzled face.

Quietly, he rose from the bed and got dressed. In a few moments he'd made it downstairs to his forge. The damped down forge greeted him, his anvil and hammer beckoning him forth invitingly.

He started it up and pumped t ...