Why the monk was hired was strange - Poropo's employer, Mywand Olden, said to the monk he could not use magic to help in the construction of the commemorative ship. The monk continued to mumble to himself about the absurdity of this absurd job, "perhaps he wants to hire one magic and a dozen other workers only to prove a mage is no different than a normal person - I do not like Mywand Olden one bit. I am sorry Iron Diety, but I will only be taking this job unhappily."
The monk had accepted before knowing the full details - being a person known for not going back on his word was biting the monk on his backside. If the monk had decided to listen to the full explanation the perhaps he could have properly decided not to take this insane job, "building a ship takes more effort than someone like me could ever put in! What do you think ox? Do you think this task is not good?"
The ox just stared at the monk like any ox would - the monk needed the oxen wagon to carry supplies from the warehouse to the docks of Hargeon. Thankfully the oxen wagon was paid for by Mywand Olden, but the task seemed strange for the mage to be doing along with building an entire ship.
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