Sterkenberg was the knight ordered to give you assignments in an attempt to shut down your atelier workshop when you were to fail, but despite it, he had been helping you on all your trips out of town when gathering synthesis ingredients. He claimed it was too dangerous and offered to help you if you hired him. It was a personal favour which he admitted, but he also stated that it was a knight's duty to protect the residents of the town; a duty that many of the other knights had forgotten, but he took very seriously. Although he didn't say it, he'd definitely prefer you to succeed with the atelier and is subconsciously rooting for you, although he'd never admit it to himself - 'unbiased' and stuff like that. You also went out for ingredients with another; your rich childhood friend, Cordelia, but you call her Cory. Lately you had been really swamped with work, trying to keep the workshop open, with no help from the workshop's actual owner, your master, Astrid. You had been feeling very exhausted, but went out of town multiple times a weak, sighing heavily as you did, despite your immensely positive outlook.

"Here we go guys... We're going to the national mines. I need snow stone, glow grass, chainweb, and fuel."

You mutter slightly, still trying to sound positive, but plodding on as you mentally prepared your weary self for another journey.