Chapter 3: Grunting softly, the large male carefully pulled the thin, gold wire out of the flames, lightly bending it into his preferred shap before dipping the string into the bucket of water. After pulling the desired length he shifted to his work table, wiping the sweat from his brow. Leaning down to his table, he twisted and bent the precious metal into a large loop, adding it to the four other loops. Pulling another strand out of the fire, he began weaving it around the four loops, binding them together. Reaching down into the small drawer on his desk, he lifted a small, golden heart. The charm was a pale pink cut of rose quartz, framed by thin lines of gold turned into intricate loops and wisps. Using a small gold clasp, he hooked the delicate heart onto the fettered hoops. The end result was a bracelet, simple and beautiful in almost every way. No flaw could be found by the naked eye. Smiling to himself, he placed the item into a small box, quickly putting a lid over it and storing it away in his desk.
