I volunteer

None of the dwarves braved to head out for wood so I decided to volunteer. Korant immediately voiced his concerns, but I brushed them off. If nothing else, this was a great opportunity show my mettle to the dwarves. I was brave and I wanted them to see that (and hopefully that would put an end to all the little jokes they made me looking like a roseboy, pussyboy or whatever).

“Aye, if yer goin’, I’ll join ye, too.”, Baelog chimed in.
“Perfect! Thanks, Baelog, that’ll make it so much faster.”, I replied.

Korant still looked a bit frustrated, but he agreed that the two of us should be okay.

A minute later, Baelog and I walked into the little forest nearby, armed only with our courage.