[hr][center][h3][b][u][color=Cornsilk]Nika Strobel[/color][/u][/b][/h3][/center][hr]

Nika nodded along to Kasumi's instructions, taking mental notes of every facet of the god she could gleam from the explanation which could serve to better understand the commissioner of their work. [color=cornsilk]"I see. Thank you for your instruction, Ms. Kasumi. Principal. For such a humble spirit, I will be certain to give it's commission my utmost attention in the coming days. I believe I've already reconsidered my design a touch to better suit the god's personality, so thank you for helping this student try to satisfy our patron god."[/color]

She departed from the faculty members with a newfound understanding of their commission, and with it came the decision to abandon the Mithril Ingots in favor of five bronze. As much as any smith would relish the opportunity to use the finest materials available without paying out of their own pocket, but she had to consider the commissioner of their swords in this. Somehow, Nika didn't think it wanted a sheath so radiant it would have blinded all the students. 

Seeing that the other students were mostly conversing among themselves or just undecided on what materials they would choose, Nika decided not to allow herself to be bogged down by those distractions. Instead she made her way to her own workshop and lit the forge in preparation for a long night forming the sword's billet of layered steel and iron.
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Items Returned: Five Mithril

Items Taken: Five Bronze