[un: steward] voice;

[bearshermark]

I have access to forges. If anyone's weapon needs sharpened or reinforced before we leave, it isn't much trouble.

I also have a fair bit of spare steel now, if there's a need for custom weaponry. Of course, I don't have the materials to manage anything enchanted, but I'm a moderately skilled blacksmith otherwise.

Comments

[bearshermark]

..As well as I can be, I imagine.

[downswing]

You may yet craft wire?

[bearshermark]

Yes, I could do that. To what length?

[downswing]

The hundredth part of a li.

( ...ah. ) Twice the length of my height and half over.

[bearshermark]

[Well he hasn't got exact measurements, but that's a decent rough idea]

Thin and sharp? It'll be made of steel, so it will be more durable than the iron I worked with before.

[downswing]

If I may impose. Gratefully.

[bearshermark]

I accept food and extra supplies.

[downswing]

( Can it be... barter? )

Gentlemen take tea.

[bearshermark]

I'm more a simple sort.

[downswing]

You prefer wine.


( You God damned disappointment. )

[bearshermark]

[He laughs]

Ale or mead actually. I hardly know the first thing about wine.

[downswing]

Tea will suffice.

[bearshermark]

Hm. I should have the wire finished within two or three days.

[downswing]

Gratitude.

( A pause, then — )

It is... distressing to see you returned. ( ...ah, but even he can hear that. ) Sundered from home.

[bearshermark]

[A soft sigh]

I'm all right. I was at loose ends, anyway.

[downswing]

...idle?

[bearshermark]

[He hesitates; the one-word question doesn't seem to invite an involved answer]

We can discuss it over tea, if you like.

[downswing]

...so fragile?