"Tavorwen said you wanted to paint your rifles to stand out less." Creadean informed me, "The paints arrived just after you left to meet with Master Driveal. They came with a note apologizing for the slow delivery. Apparently, the artisan's color vendor had run out of a few key pieces and needed to restock before she could supply our request."

I sighed with relief, my rifle was great, but the blue/silver of the metal was not exactly discrete. Painting it would go a long way toward securing the stealthiness of my position as I used it.

The paints were different than I was used to, thinner, but binding quickly to...