The man sniffed at Ray and proceeded to ignore her. "Only the basics? Ye really don't know much about them, do ye?" he said under his breath, turning away to look for her choices.

First came the knives. He pulled out three cases, all full of daggers and dirks and the like. Some of them had nasty serrated edges, some of the blades were merely curved. All of them shone brilliantly in the light shining in the shop, showing off the sharp edges and finely crafted metal.

"What of these'll ye be wanting?" he asked with a grin.