needs a little... something-something

Her smile grew, pleased that he seemed up to the challenge. Even more when he proclaimed he did not require payment, only assistance making the wide-rim hat. "Assistance you shall have" Sayuri vowed, giving a nod "I have collected dyes of all sorts, though monochrome will work for this piece. I may dye it later." She had two different reasons for coming here; gleaning information on Armada, a pack she didn't know... And testing this man, this blacksmith, in his craft. She wanted to bring back useful information to Tojo-kai. She would doubt Hanzo Hattori would do anything with it beyond mulling it over.

He seemed to be a hermit as of late, rarely moving against other communities. Especially one so far away! "What shall we do first?" Sayuri could hardly contain her excitement about the crafting. She inched closer to the man, her blue depths gleaming with interest "please, use me as an extension of your skill, good sir." She had no doubt in her mind that the man would be up to the task. If not, she would move to another blacksmith. Ignorant that her pack did not do outside trade, Sayuri doubled her efforts to gather information.

"Speech"