"It was magnificent," is firm correction against Jayce's claim of bias, however lightly that was made, directed to Bastien. "The heart of a foundry. The furnace alone could have housed this smithy entire. In full production, it would put any modern thaig to shame."

A bold assertion, and Viktor makes it quite seriously—and he's not only saying this because no dwarves remain here to contest it, either, nor to belittle these modest facilities they left behind. He's already a little fond of this place, actually.

On that note, "You can untie your fingers now."