Dominic tidied up the blueprints he had been studying and tucked the notebook that he had been working from under his arm. This was going to be a trial by fire, somewhat literally, to see if his ideas about how he would design something, versus how to repair it back to the original spec, were actually functional.
Along the way, they met up with a pair of Farrier's apprentices, the ones who made almost all the horseshoes and other equine equipment that the Royal Family needed, including the tack for the Mechanical horses, as they wore through them just as quickly as any other horse.
"So, how does it feel to be the Master Weaponsmith old man? I hope you brought something impressive for that journeyman Armourer, he was pushing hard to be chosen for the spot and I hear he's pretty bitter." The farrier greeted Pops as they walked.
