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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boddynock" data-source="post: 2218971" data-attributes="member: 21506">Alton's eyes light up at the sight of the new armour. He glances at Mero, unsure of whether it is really his, then, when Mero smiles and nods, he loses no time in stripping off his own gear and putting on the banded mail. With Mero's help he makes the adjustments which mean that the steel bands sit snugly on his torso, then strides around the room, getting used to the distribution of weight and assessing the increased defensive capabilities of the suit. He notes that it is more restrictive than his scale mail but also only slightly heavier. He can't wait to try it out in the training session.Well pleased with his new acquisition, he turns to Mero and says, "Thank you, sir. This is wonderful. As for my own armour, may I leave it with you? After all, it's a good suit, and it may be of use to someone else in the militia." Then, again assailed by doubt that he is misreading the situation, he adds, "And if you want this banded mail back when we have finished our mission, I know that mine will have been well cared for.""Oh no," he thinks, "that sounds really patronising." Confused, he looks down at his feet and mutters, "Er, I'll just give the scale mail a final polish before I head off to the training session."Stripping off the banded mail, he retires to a corner of the room and cleans and polishes the scale before returning it to Mero. He then puts on his new! armour again and goes off to train with the others.***When he arrives at the Brewery, he finds the usual bustle of a busy day but none of his friends in evidence. Rather than disturb the workers, he finds a clear space out of the way and practises his combat moves - getting used to the momentum the armour builds up, the amount of energy he needs to expend for the more ambitious moves, the way that he needs to adjust the angles of his shield and sword just so to compensate for the increased bulkiness of the armour. So engrossed is he in his practice that he doesn't realise that at some point he has attracted an audience ...</blockquote>

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