Eagerness to do all the inglorious little details no one tells you about, might..hh-hm, also have been a factor.
[ Which is pretty impressive, considering nothing about smithing looks glorious in the first place, save the satisfaction at the end. Mostly it's just hot and filthy. ...in the literal sense, not the sexy ones. Although really who is to say it can't be both. Lex addresses Oliver mostly with his eyebrows. ]
All that said. No one took me into the bosom of their greatest secrets, either, and why would I want them to? If you want something dwarven, get a dwarf to make it. Not some human pretender. I like to think I've put my own spin on things.
[ Which is true; the dagger certainly bears dwarven influence, enough to blur the average eye. Someone with Oliver's expertise, however, would with long enough to view it probably note all the places the craftsmanship differs. ]
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[ Which is pretty impressive, considering nothing about smithing looks glorious in the first place, save the satisfaction at the end. Mostly it's just hot and filthy. ...in the literal sense, not the sexy ones. Although really who is to say it can't be both. Lex addresses Oliver mostly with his eyebrows. ]
All that said. No one took me into the bosom of their greatest secrets, either, and why would I want them to? If you want something dwarven, get a dwarf to make it. Not some human pretender. I like to think I've put my own spin on things.
[ Which is true; the dagger certainly bears dwarven influence, enough to blur the average eye. Someone with Oliver's expertise, however, would with long enough to view it probably note all the places the craftsmanship differs. ]