Though somewhat slow to respond, Kaleeth eventually shook her head. [i]"No, I think we have it all sorted. Now that you understand the honor and...obligations of the marks, Julan, I think you will really appreciate them."[/i]

Kaleeth looked over and took Janius' hand. [i]"I think...we should go on a walk. Just for a little while before we go to bed."[/i]

Kaleeth had been doing her best to hide her worry as they had been trying to persuade Julan to get his marks willingly, so when they did walk away out of sight, she was also free to show her relief. "I think that was as painless as we could have hoped for. As long as he gets his marks, and doesn't stir up any problems, everything should be okay." 

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The time it took for Llarasa to examine the bow was enough for Ahnasha to start thinking up an explanation that at least sounded reasonable. Though, she still laughed for a few seconds to settle on her thoughts. "Not quite dragons, but have you seen even the game animals in Skyrim? They are made of sterner stuff than the beasts of Cyrodiil. Even the deer are more robust, and if you were to encounter a bear...a light bow probably would not even ward it off."

Ahnasha walked over to Llarasa, though did not take the bow. Instead, she pointed to the bow and started to trace her finger along it. "You see the shape? It is a recurve bow, which allows it to be smaller than a longbow, but have the same draw weight. It was probably intended to be a war bow, but it is still perfectly suited to take down large animals. Now, we don't actually think it was an original Dwemer bow. Most Dwemer weapons or armor that you might find for sale are actually just reforged from scavenged and smelted Dwemer metal. I've, um, seen one or two come through our shop. Since all Dwemer metal is identical in quality, you could melt down a bunch of spoons into a high quality bow, or sword. They could be forged in a Dwemer style, but genuine, original Dwemer items of any kind are quite rare and valuable. Of course, the material itself would make this bow valuable still, and it is no less effective from a practical standpoint."