"Currently on the continent, probably only the talented Elf craftsmen still hold the secret techniques to craft mechanical clocks." Even the wise old butler did not dare to be entirely sure about this point.
After all, he had never heard of this technique being widely spread to the Human Race. He only heard rumors that occasionally a few small mechanical clocks leaked from the hands of black market merchants passing through the Elf territory, but they would very quickly be scrambled for and bought up by wealthy great nobles at sky-high prices to be kept as collectibles. At least, someone with the old butler's former status could not come into contact with them.
Jasmine's desire to custom-order a mechanical clock at this time was almost an impossibility.
The arrogant and reclusive Elves would not casually help humans craft such exquisite items.
