"You are knowledgeable about this," he said, inclining his head with respect at her unexpected familiarity with the challenges facing undersea smiths. It was a pleasant surprise to find in the feathery purveyor of goods, and he considered his answer thoughtfully, though not without that hidden smile that never quite reached his face. "But not all forging is done with fire. And not all metals corrode, if they do not contain iron."
"What experience do you have with metal forging?" he asked her curiously. The mermanta submerged down to his chin, but his green eyes remained courteously on the raven as he soothed his skin in the starlit saltwater of the canal.
"What experience do you have with metal forging?" he asked her curiously. The mermanta submerged down to his chin, but his green eyes remained courteously on the raven as he soothed his skin in the starlit saltwater of the canal.
