A little fancier than IKEA

Artorias was no stranger to visits to the Armada. The pack had become akin to his second home after the time he spent learning from the Warlord what felt like a lifetime ago. While his visits to the northern pack were usually for personal matters and family visits, this time the Aegis approached his allies as a customer. He was up in Boreas following the pack challenge and had made a pit stop by the Armada’s marketplace with the intention of getting a long-term commissioned with the talented blacksmith of the pack. There was something very particular he wanted to see if Ruga could manufacture for the castle now that the remodel of his council chambers were coming to fruition.

Approaching the Armada borders, Artorias gave a short call to announce his arrival. The market was open to the public, but he wasn’t going to stop by his in-laws without letting them know he was here. Stepping into the open cave system of the Col, it wasn’t difficult for the Aegis to find the blacksmith’s stall, following the sound of beating metal until he had located the wolf he sought. He hadn't seen Ruga since he'd commissioned the blacksmith to forge Zephyrus' weapons for him during their last visit up some seasons ago, but now the time had come to recruit the master craftsman for another project—this one far grander than any he'd had before!

Artorias approached Ruga's stall and greeted the red-furred man with a smile and a nod. "Hello, Ruga. It's good to see you again." Artorias' eyes moved briefly over the array of weapons and armor laid out around the blacksmith's shop. Everything looked beautiful in its own right, but what the Aegis was after required a greater amount of finesse, talent he hoped he'd find in Ruga's paws. "I'm in the market for something very special for my home. Something different from weapons and armor. Do you take custom orders for items other than what you've got here?"

"Artorias Carpathius"