This was a thing of beauty, but it was also something designed to be used. It was made from ebony wood as best I could tell, and the handle was ergonomically designed to fit in my hand. I could tell just from gripping it that it would fit perfectly. If I didn't know better I'd swear they took a cast of my hand or something, Still, there was some flash to the handle design, so it wasn't boring. There was also a ring of silver with elaborate Celtic knotwork put in it.

"You and Ahmed made this?" I said, examining the cane. "It's stunning. Forget cosplay, you guys should go...