The minotaur groaned, but followed without protest, flinching as they went into the light.<br/><br/>The store was part armory, part blacksmith, the sounds of hammering coming from the forge, even in this early hour. The blacksmith was a big man, built like a bear, with a neatly trimmed moustache and beard. Inside the store was a woman who seemed to be cut from the same stock; strong and fierce-looking... likely his wife.