Nabi shook her head as she walked beside him. "No, not really. I've never been in a fight before . . . unless of course you count play-fighting with my brothers and sisters when I was still youngling."

With a slight waddle to her walk, Gabi entered the blacksmith's hut. Although it wasn't completely obvious yet to everyone that saw her, Gabi had recently discovered that she was pregnant with her first litter, and was just starting to round in the middle. She saw Olric working on a sword. "Hello, Olric," she greeted him. "I was wondering if you've seen my sister. She was supposed to have brought a shovel by for you to mend for us."