"It must abide here a while longer," a male voice says from behind him as he looks upon the sword. "The man with the will and strength of spirit to draw it forth from stone is not yet born."

The Master Smith is not a particularly impressive figure, although pounding metal with a hammer day in and day out WILL give you arm muscles. He nods his head in greeting. "I had wondered when you might arrive. Water and fire can show the Wise things that have not yet come to pass, but they care not at all for the turning of the years."