Tal watched with a little more focus than Alys did. He didn't have the muscle memory to hammer and fold the iron himself, but he'd watched it done often enough to know good metal from bad. This iron was of good quality; not some cheap scrap that was being foisted off on an idiot customer, and he relaxed a little.
The smith nodded for Alys to add more coal as she flattened and folded the slender rod three more times before returning it to the fire to heat up once again. While it was regaining its cherry glow she peered into the crucible, measuring the progress of the slowly melting ingot.
"I've only met th'one," Tal admitted easily. "In the Hollowed Grounds. Calls himself 'Fox.' Seems like a nice guy, 'cept with horns an' a tail." Tal shrugged and then got to work on the bellows at a gesture from the smith. "Dygra, though... not much. I know she's old, an' there's rumors that she's overly fond o' fire 'n blood. But I dunno for sure." After several strong pulls to fan the flames of Alys's coal he was allowed to rest again and flash Alys a crooked grin.
"How's business been for you lately? Can't be too bad if you're commissionin' a pretty ring like that, yeah?"
The smith nodded for Alys to add more coal as she flattened and folded the slender rod three more times before returning it to the fire to heat up once again. While it was regaining its cherry glow she peered into the crucible, measuring the progress of the slowly melting ingot.
"I've only met th'one," Tal admitted easily. "In the Hollowed Grounds. Calls himself 'Fox.' Seems like a nice guy, 'cept with horns an' a tail." Tal shrugged and then got to work on the bellows at a gesture from the smith. "Dygra, though... not much. I know she's old, an' there's rumors that she's overly fond o' fire 'n blood. But I dunno for sure." After several strong pulls to fan the flames of Alys's coal he was allowed to rest again and flash Alys a crooked grin.
"How's business been for you lately? Can't be too bad if you're commissionin' a pretty ring like that, yeah?"
