maestrx:

                 “Signora, I metal work everything myself. Even
                          if I wasn’t already familiar with armour, I
                          could learn it in a day if need be. Did you
                          need something specific?”

     “ There’s no need to brag. ” Even if she is going to grin at it. “ I want to be armed, but I can’t be when everything beyond a dinner knife is meant for men. I need a blade that wont drag in the dirt beside me and armour that doesn’t float. ”