'I can't believe I'm about to teach medieval beast folk metallurgy using knowledge I picked up as a zoo keeper trainee with a crush on the blacksmith instructor.'
[That's oddly specific, Fur.]
'I took an entire semester-long iron crafting class because I thought the instructor was hot. Learned actual, legitimate metalworking techniques. Took notes. Practiced. Got pretty decent at it.'
[And you never thought it would be useful?]
'I thought maybe I'd make a decorative horseshoe or something! Not teach fantasy creatures how to refine silver ore!'
[Life is full of surprises, Fur!]
'That's one way to put it.'
She took a breath.
Projected confidence she was starting to actually feel.
"What we're about to do requires cooperation," she began, voice carrying across the gathered workers. "Precision. Trust."
She gestured to the mixed group of leopards and panthers.
