In A Spell for A Smith Chapter 39-46, Brahm and Ivy’s bond grows stronger but they meet with a foe. A hunter hunts in Ivy’s forest and, having seen enough animals be killed for sport, she stands up for them. She warns the hunter away, telling him to stay off her forest. However, one day, while returning home from an exhausting day, she finds herself in a bear trap. Without further ado, let’s get into A Spell for A Smith Chapter 39-46.
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 39: A Partner
In A Spell for A Smith Chapter 39, Ivy recalls a childhood memory where she asks her mother about her father. Her mother tells her a story about how she used to travel all around the world with her friends, one among whom was her father. She says she and her friends used to take down bad guys bravely. However, one day they went against a powerful foe who they lost against and had to hide from. To hide, they split up, but her mother and her father stayed together. Her father took them away to a small village and built a cottage where they had her.
Tears gently flow down Ivy’s mother’s face, she says her father had gotten a letter from their old friends, asking for help and he had gone. Hugging her mother tight, Ivy slowly asks if the bad man got his father, to which her mother says yes. Worried, she asks if the bad man will get them too and her mother assures her that she is a clever witch. Still curious, Ivy asks what her father was to her mother, at that she laughs and says he was her husband. Upon her doubt about who’s a husband, her mother says it is someone who always has your back. Someone who makes you feel strong and mainly, someone you love with everything you have.
Getting back to the present, Ivy, blushing red, looks over at Brahm who is taking out peas with all his concentration. Noticing her gaze, he looks back and asks, making her jump. Saying she’ll go get more peas since they are almost done, Ivy rushes off. A Spell for A Smith Chapter 39 ends with Brahm, confused, checking the full basket of peas.
Chapter 40: Brahm’s Ascetic Room
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 40 opens with Ivy dreamingly watching Brahm as he works. Looking over, he asks if it’s actually fun for her and she assures him. He says he would like a break and asks what she wants to do. When she says she would like to talk, he urges her to go on. Immediately, she points to a door and asks what’s behind it. Surprised at her question, he says it’s his room. Ivy perks at that and hesitantly asks to see it. Taking her hand, he says she might be a bit disappointed and leads her in.
Ivy takes in the small room with a bed and a bookshelf. He says it’s not much and she calls it ascetic. Leaning on the doorframe, he says she wouldn’t find much here but she says she’s learning a lot more. Peering at the bookshelf, she notes that he’s quite well-read and that he likes comfort. She concludes that this is the room of a solitary man who looks gruff but is soft inside. Blushing, he compliments her observational skills which she brushes off, saying she already knows him. Plopping on the bed, she hesitantly asks where his actual home is.
Brahm Tries to Open Up
At Ivy’s question, Brahm sighs deeply and sits beside her. She immediately says he doesn’t have to talk about it but he says he wants to. Taking her hand, he says he wants his past to stay far away when he’s with her. He slowly says he had a home and two brothers. Fumbling, he says he had to leave. Ivy says she can imagine how hard it is to have stories that are hard to tell. Squeezing his hand, she assures him he can tell it whenever he’s fine. Thanking him for confiding in her, she quickly changes the topic to let her see him work again. Brahm laughs at that, concluding A Spell for A Smith Chapter 40.
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 41: Bear Traps
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 41 opens with Ivy feeling unusually uneasy while walking through the woods. As she wonders why she feels so, she hears cries and sees a fox trapped in a bear trap. Shocked, she puts the animal to sleep and releases the trap, bandaging its leg. Shook, she walks through the town, aware of the extra whispers and mutters. She feels overwhelmed and wishes the forge were nearer. Just as she loses control, she feels a hand on her shoulder. Jon worriedly looks over at her, asking if she’s fine and leading her to his bar. Grateful she found a familiar face, she covered her face and followed him.
Inside the bar, Jon asks Thom to get Brahm and tends to Ivy. He asks if the blood on her hands is hers, at which she realizes she still has the fox’s blood on her. She explains the situation to him and he sympathizes, calling hunters barbaric. Just then Brahm rushes in and hugs her tight, asking if she’s alright. Upon knowing what happened, he apologizes for not telling her sooner about the hunter. Ivy brushes his apologies away, saying he’s not at fault. A Spell for A Smith Chapter 41 ends with Ivy solemnly saying the fact scares her a bit but she can be prepared now.
Chapter 42: Ivy Stands Up
In A Spell for A Smith Chapter 42, Ivy hates how many animals die at the hands of the hunter. She watches the dead wild pig, surrounded by her children. Getting angry as she thinks about the unfairness of it all, she decides to do something about it. Marching into the village, chanting, “Angry beats Afraid”, she goes to the hunter. Brahm sees her storming up to him and Jon worriedly asks if they should stop her. Shaking his head, he says they shouldn’t take this away from her.
Holding up a bear trap, Ivy asks the hunter if this is his. Smug, he says it looks familiar, making her angrier and say it’s disgusting and cowardly. Yelling, she tells him to get his traps out of her forest, throwing them at his feet. The hunter looks around at the gathered folk and says, “Or what”. He accuses her of tampering with his property used for livelihood. Peering down at her, he says one of the two of them is certainly disgusting. At that, Brahm interferes, saying it’s not the right way to talk to a lady. Jon backs him up and the hunter gets visibly agitated.
The hunter says he can put his stuff wherever he wants. At that, Ivy’s hands start to glow and she tries hard to control her magic. Brahm notices, but she warns the hunter off and walks away. Stunned for a minute, the hunter quickly recovers and passes a comment to his friends. He then notices Brahm glaring at him and walks away, unnerved. A Spell for A Smith Chapter 42 ends with Brahm watching him go.
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 43: A Child’s Birth
In A Spell for A Smith Chapter 43, Brahm is leaving town to meet Ivy, wanting to make sure she’s fine. As he walks, a lady stops him, asking if he’s going to see the witch. Annoyed, he tells her the least she can do is call her by her name. Quickly, she asks if Ivy can help with her sister’s childbirth since it’s not looking good for them. Buzzed, he tells her she’s not a midwife but says he’ll ask her. The next scene shows Ivy, ready to go into town, and he reminds her that she doesn’t have to do it. She explains she cannot just leave them be and he tells her to come by his place if she changes her mind. He kisses her deeply and lets her go, signaling Thistle to keep an eye on her.
Ivy goes to the house and they let her in. Wary at first, she slowly makes her remedies and helps around. After hours of labor, a child is born and she feels delighted. As she packs her stuff, the lady asks her to sit in for dinner and offers her a plate. After dinner, they send her off, thanking her profusely. Going back, she realizes she’s never been appreciated like that before and likes the feeling, though exhausted.
As Ivy walks, happy, something clamps onto her leg and she falls to the ground. Pain shoots up her leg and she looks down to find a bear trap on her leg. Trying to calm down, she assures herself she can get out of this. She tells Thistle she’s glad to have her along but looking around she realizes Thistle’s missing. Panicking she looks about, suddenly feeling alone and so ends A Spell for A Smith Chapter 43.
Chapter 44: Thistle to the Rescue
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 44 opens with Brahm waking up to Thistle scratching the window. Realizing, he immediately gets up, grabs his hammer, and goes into the woods. Thistle leads the way as he follows close. He reaches Ivy, who’s crying and trembling, and assures her she’s going to be fine. Removing the bear trap, he carries her to the cottage. Still shaken, she tells him she can heal herself but he scolds her, making her laugh.
Ivy thanks Brahm as he fixes her leg which he says it’s a given that he always got her back. Bandaging her leg, he carries her to her bed and sets her down gently. He tucks her in, makes her tea, and reads to her as she slowly falls asleep. Once she’s asleep, Brahm covers his face and, determined, takes his tools and leaves, concluding A Spell for A Smith Chapter 44.
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 45: Brahm’s Warning
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 45 opens with Brahm storming into Thom’s bar and heading straight to the hunter. He drops his axe on their table, menacingly asking if Ivy asked him to get his traps off the forest grounds. Smirking, he says he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Eyes darkening, Brahm asks him again, and when the hunter curses Ivy, punches him hard. The hunter falls to the ground and he steps on him. He warns him to pack up and leave town immediately. Saying he doesn’t want to make a mess in Thom’s bar, he tells the hunter to go away so far that he won’t ever see him again. He lets him go and the hunter runs, embarrassed.
Brahm goes to the counter and orders a drink, and Thom thanks him for not murdering the hunter. He asks if he feels better to which the dwarf says he’s still breathing so no. A Spell for A Smith Chapter 45 ends with Brahm having his drink and watching him go.
Chapter 46: Brahm Takes Care of Ivy
A Spell for A Smith Chapter 46 opens with Ivy waking up and looking about for Brahm. He pokes his head into the room with a tray of soup. Saying he dropped by town and kissing her cheek, he hands her the soup by Jon. He then asks about her leg and she says it still hurts. Empathizing, he asks what he can do and she assures him he’s doing plenty. She slowly asks if he did it on purpose since she yelled at him like that and asks if he should be afraid. Brahm assures her she was right and that he probably moved on from that. He says she should never be afraid in her own home, the forest, and that he’ll make sure of it.
Ivy asks Brahm if he’s sure the hunter left and says he heard talk that he left in the afternoon. She admits that makes her feel better and he says he’s going to restock her wood. Before leaving, he asks her if she needs anything at which she says she needs a favor. The scene shifts to Brahm feeding the piglets of the wild pig that had died at the hands of the hunter. The day goes by with him doing other chores. At night, he reads to her and gets sleepy himself. Stretching, he says he’s gonna head back to town, at which Ivy stops him. She asks him to stay and insists when he says it would be trouble for her. A Spell for A Smith Chapter 46 ends with Brahm kissing her head and deciding to stay.
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