Forge Bellows and Doors on Quarry Ledge

Glowing embers burn within a stone bed beside a massive leather bellows inflating against a dusky sky. The dry quarry ledge slopes gently toward a vanishing point where a corridor of identical wooden doors lines both sides, defying the expectation of rooms behind them. Low-hanging clouds drift just above the horizon as the sun dips, casting long, sharp shadows across the dusty ground. The bellows leather shows deep cracks and wear, against the smooth, uniform planks of the endless doors. Dust motes hang motionless in the golden light, while the coal bed radiates an orange heat that reflects off the metal flaps of the bellows. The scene ends with the shadow of the bellows stretching across the stone, meeting the base of the first door in the infinite row.