From paper to steel

[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron smirked and raised an eyebrow. "You sure I'm not losing you here?" It was a joke, he knew how smart she was. However, he enjoyed messing around like that, seeing wha reaction it would bring. Hopefully a laugh.

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[Nala Tu]

She looked at him coyly and gave a light push before saying "I've spent far more time reading than I'll bet you have. I may surprise you by actually knowing more than you. Now go on before I change my mind."

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron's coy smile mirrored Nala's as she spoke. "Fair enough. So anyway, I figured I'd make it in the form of pates so it can better distribute damage, what do you think?" As he talked, he began working on the lower part of the armor, scribbling in designs for the leggings and boots.

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[Nala Tu]

She nodded more and said "Sounds simply but effective enough. Alright then, let's get started." Nala stood tall and followed his lead on whatever he needed done to make the armor. She began to think to herself if she shouldn't consider making armor for herself at some-point. Thought for the time being she was content with her current wardrobe.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

"Yea, lets start. Umm... I'm pretty sure there's a forge somewhere close to the temple. Come on." He began to walk out, his sense of direction leading him to where he believed the said forge was. He hoped he was right in where he was going.

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[Nala Tu]

She followed him but knew he wasn't %100 sure where he was going. There came a point where Gherron turned in the wrong direction while Nala went the other way, making her reach back to pull him the right way. In the end it was almost like her leading him to where to go. Eventually they'd reached the forge at one of the lower levels of the temple. Nala took of her heavy robe and said "Right then. Let's get started."

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron blushed a little along the way. Apparently she did know a little more than him. Well, he could still be secure in knowing that he was a over her in force skills and history. He smirked at the thought. "Alright then, lets get started. Nala, have you ever worked with fiber mesh? I was thinking you could start that while I smelt the songsteel." He talked while he had already begun working, starting up the fire.

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[Nala Tu]

She looked a bit surprised and said "I've never forged a thing in my life. All I ever did as a child was help with unloading and loading ships." She blushed a bit and while looking around trying to figure out exactly what to do, afraid that one wrong move and something could easily burst into flame in an instant.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

A small smile covered his face as he made his way over to Nala, wrapping an arm around her. He would have a perfect opportunity to teach her something new. "It's pretty easy once you get into the hang of it. Want me to show you?"

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[Nala Tu]

"By all means." she said, taking a step back and indicating for him to use the smelter. She could tell he was enjoying this in someway, knowing something she didn't when usually she was the one with the know-how on things. At least now she knew what it was like being him.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron chuckled slightly before grabbing some pre-threaded fiber from one corner, and motioning for her to sit down with him. "All you do really is weave it tightly in suc a way that it's nearly impenetrable by normal means. Some weave it very thin for their own needs, but we'll be making it especially strong since it's being used for under armor. Watch me." He began to weave it into a thick strip of fabric, creating the neck of the suit first. Once he was finished with that part, he handed it to Nala for inspection. "Just make upper and lower pieces, and you're good to go."

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[Nala Tu]

She looked and nodded to him before trying to work on it herself. She sat down at tried only for her to stumble a few times. She began to see why, it was because she only had three fingers. Nala tried a fourth time only to mess up again before cursing under her breath and using the force instead to guide her actions. This made it far easier for her instead of her hands. She'd finished what he asked and said "How's that?" indicating her work.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Taking the work in his hands, Gherron studied it intently, his sharp eye for these things picking out a few knots here and there. Instead of pointing them out, however, he simply praised the girl. "It's perfect! Good job Nala. Now just make the leggings and we're good. I'll start with the songsteel." handin it back to her, he turned around, donned a helmet with shield, and faced the bright, blazing furnace. Dropping the metal inside, he waited a minute for it to begin melting. While the metal churned inside, he began working on the molds for the plates. He was lost in his own little world now, as he usually was whenever he tackled his own projects.

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[Nala Tu]

Nala stood back and let Gherron do what he needed. Clearly he was the expert on this while she the simple novice. She was glad to see that the armor was at least coming around to look as it was done in his sketchbook. Real artwork coming to life in a way.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Taking a flask, Gherron poured each moulding full of the songsteel, then gave it about ten minutes to cool down some. After this time period, he donned a pair of leather gloves and carefully began fastening the individual pieces together. They were still hot enough to bond to each other, so this was no issue. Eventually, he had the frot and back of the chest armor, and had begun working on the gauntlets, leg protection, and boots. They were the more easier of the entire set, as they were more or less single parts. Once he had those done, he dropped the entire set of armor into the nearby pool of water to quickly douse their flames and cool them down. Taking the mask off and wiping his forehead, he finally say back down next to Nala. "Now we wait."

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[Nala Tu]

Nala simply sat down next to him and waited as well. The way she sat made it easier fr her to eventually meditate when it took longer than she thought. She simply waited and waited until Gherron gave the word.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron smiled as Nala began to meditate. She seemed to be getting very good at it, which made him proud. She had certainly been pushing herself, and effectively been learning faster. She had already proven this by her display of force ability earlier. Looking over to the armor, he checked it for a minute before looking back to her, nudging her shoulder gently.

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[Nala Tu]

She didn't open her eyes as she kept meditating but simply asked "Is it done yet?" when he nudged her shoulder. In front of her was her lightsaber which, during all her time meditating, had been floating around and basically spinning slowly in mid-air.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

"Yea, it's finished." Since she still hadn't opened her eyes, Gherron began to put the suit on, first the fiber mesh, then the songsteel overlay. Once he ha just got the chest piece over his head, he smirked a little. "What do you think?"


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[Nala Tu]

The saber slowly dropped as she opened her eyes and saw how he looked. Standing she examined and said "Very nice. Turn around so I can see from the back." When he did she blushed a little while saying "Very nice." giving a little hint to her innuendo. Was he turned back she said "You did a good job, Gherron. I love it."

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