An Ironclad Introduction

The weathered shop seemed to blend in right with the scenery among the street's stone walkway. It was squeezed between two taller buildings, the stone-laid building seeming to gasp for air amongst its concrete neighbors. The sign was old, some letters had become illegible in the peeling paint, but the steel made emblem stood the test of time for the store by the name of "Forged In Flames". The panes of the large window was clean however, and the articles on display were clearly handmade for the most prestigious quality. There was no theme to them or color coordination and they were crammed together rather than artistically arranged, but it gave the shop the "hidden trove" feel that Kalina had come to admire from this gem hidden within Hibiscus Village. Kalina pushed the door open gently causing a bell to ring as she smiled at the smell of polished metal greeting her nose. The store was far longer than it was wide, but shelving were packed in to span across almost all of the floor space it had to offer. It was pristine though. Each isle categorized neatly into various armor styles, weaponry, and both ferrous and nonferrous constructs. It had every sort of equipment a mage could want packed into this rustic feeling building that was kept up by an old gent in tweeds that appeared to be of the same era as his antique wares.

Kalina had come to this mecca of merchandise in search of a unique weapon or armor that could help give her an edge in the upcoming S Class Trials for the local guild of Archer's Cross. She had been stressing out a bit in the past few weeks, training tirelessly to hone her skills up to the levels she knew her comrades are already at. She makes her way down the isle labelled "gauntlets" to see if there was any new upgrades she could make to her sonokinetic gauntlets when she spotted a familiar jade haired girl. Tilting her head to the side to get a better look at the profile she speaks slowly, "Seneca..?"