"I do my best. Of course, the fact that they don't use money does change the math a little." Not that there's not still space to bargain, but—well, Vex likes money. It offers a kind of security that barter doesn't.

She shrugs it off, though, smiling in response to his news.

A blacksmith's errand boy, huh?

"Most overqualified errand boy in history," she comments. "But I'll be sure to take advantage of you to the fullest."

She winks as she says it, the sort of playful flirting she might have done back home. It's a natural rhythm to fall back into.

And it's too late to take it back when she realizes the position it puts him in.

She clears her throat, pushing on rather than draw more attention to it.

"I'm sure before long you'll have taken over the forge."