Chachan's gaze flicked to Jana as she settled in by the doorway, giving her a quick nod of greeting before returning his attentions to the customer at hand.
"It was jus' a simple tightenin'. Didn't ev'n need ta disassemble it ta reinforce it wit leather or brass strips or nothin'," he explained with a shrug and a cheerful shake of the head. "So, I dun feel right chargin' ya fer more than jus' th' base labor cost fer th' - what - quarter of a bell I spent on it? Which'd make it... a couple hundred gil, tops?"
He shrugged again before idly brushing at his apron once more, despite the job not making any sort of mess that would require such an action. It was likely a habit more than anything else. Or maybe he noticed a bit of coal dust he had missed earlier.
"So les' just go wit that?" he offered, folding his hands behind his back as he smiled. "'less ya want th' sharpenin' done too. Not tha' those kindsa swords usually need 'em. Some folks like it anyroad, though."
"It was jus' a simple tightenin'. Didn't ev'n need ta disassemble it ta reinforce it wit leather or brass strips or nothin'," he explained with a shrug and a cheerful shake of the head. "So, I dun feel right chargin' ya fer more than jus' th' base labor cost fer th' - what - quarter of a bell I spent on it? Which'd make it... a couple hundred gil, tops?"
He shrugged again before idly brushing at his apron once more, despite the job not making any sort of mess that would require such an action. It was likely a habit more than anything else. Or maybe he noticed a bit of coal dust he had missed earlier.
"So les' just go wit that?" he offered, folding his hands behind his back as he smiled. "'less ya want th' sharpenin' done too. Not tha' those kindsa swords usually need 'em. Some folks like it anyroad, though."
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