Joseph
It was difficult to hide her widening eyes, but Naasira quickly composed herself. She became uncharacteristically quiet. "No. None." She rose from her seat and carefully watched him as he surveyed the space. Her eyes began to narrow. He wasn't going to see them. "Things I will show are here," Naasira spoke.
John
_Almann could hear her surprise. The keen hearing he had developed over the years makes conversation so much more interesting, though creepy to many. He knew he'd hit a chord. He wants to see those swords. They must be amazing pieces of work..._

_He looks at the selections of ornate daggers. He wonders about what he sees._

*Almann gestures with three of his fingers to the more ornate daggers of the collection*
Richard
"These three. A gold piece each?"
Joseph
Naasira shifted looking at those he had selected. That was a rather generous offer. If she wasn't greedy she would have refused. She was still uncertain as to his intentions. "Fine. But no promise," The woman replied. She held out her hand.
John
_He sifts the gold coins between his knuckles, palming them and then placing them in her hand._
Richard
"My appreciation of the work done, from one smith to another."
John
_Almann grabs a stool nearby and takes a seat. It wasn't the most comfortable, but it was good enough to start a conversation._
Richard
"How's the business for you out here? Not too many from the southern continent come by. It always brings me joy to see new faces and hear new voices in the market."
Joseph
He was a smith? Really? Well he certainly appreciated good work like he knew how to spot it. She gingerly took the coins and dropped them into her pocket. Naasira fished beneath her table for a few sheets of linen. The woman past him and began delicately wrapping each. Until she hear the scrap of the stool and his voice. She looked back over shoulder at Almann and gave him and odd look.  

"Yes people like new things. They like Dezabian work. Travel is far." She returned her focus to the daggers and spoke, "Why do you buy, you craft?" He could just make it himself.
Richard
"Ideas. Improvements. Though..."
John
_He gingerly flexes the blade and let's go, putting his ear near the oscillating piece of metal_
Richard
"This one doesn't need any."

"These pieces are the types I put up in my shop as samples, giving them a date of crafting, the author of the craft, and so on. Many people come in to the shop asking for the more exotic replicas of blades. Perhaps one of the best things I learned from the steppe elves were their ingenuity. They were able to take the most basic things and turn them into prized equipment, often mimicking the designs of the high and dark elves they were subservient to."

"I try my best to replicate the crafts, but I doubt I get it exactly, or close. The clients I have don't much care if the blades are ceremonial, they simply need to look nice. These blades however, seem to serve a dual purpose. I always found a blade without an edge or a decent spine isn't really useful for anything but a mantel piece."

"As one builds knowledge of exotic crafts, they include the methods themselves, improving their products and introducing new ideas to the markets. Clients like that..."
John
_Almann's hand glows over the blade while he uses 'Magical Appraisal'. He did pay twice as much, as he expected. Though he feels as if it's coin well spent. It isn't too often a smith from the southern continent comes back. The blade itself was crafted not too long long ago by this woman. He's confirmed his suspicions, and now he knows her name. Magical Appraisal comes in handy more often than one thinks it seems..._
Richard
"As I thought, very well crafted and recently crafted at that."
Joseph
She had turned with the other two daggers wrapped and in her hands and for the longest time she just stared as he spoke. Just had to ask.

"You talk a lot." Naasira really wasn't following much of it. Some of the words he used flew right over her head, but It didn't seem malicious. Though his last proclamation was easier to follow. Her eyes drifted from the dagger and then back to him. "You tell that just by seeing?"
Richard
"Seeing, hearing and feeling. Manuals and books don't do the actual crafts justice, which is why I buy them myself. You do this long enough around the right people and you pick up a few things."
John
_Almann adjusted his hearing once more. She was beginning to calm down it seemed. He simply wanted to see the two blades he could hear. To do so, he needed to gain her trust further._