"Granted."

Gosh, what a smile.

"In practice what it amounts to is being really stubborn about it long past the point where someone else would have given up."

"I've been accused of a similar attitude."

"Ah, but do you do it about pretty things."

"Well, not so far."

"We'll find out, then."

"I've been known to get competitive, too," he admits.

"Oh dear. So has Amalta."

"Well, this should be fun."

"I've unleashed a monster," she says, not sounding regretful in the slightest.

Giggle.

"I bet she gets into stonecarving, if the dye thing proves intractable. Make tiny stone beads and sew 'em on stuff."

"Ooh...."

"Of course, that would require needle and thread."

"I should get on that, clearly."

"You have at least until she starts getting frustrated with the pigment idea. Which will take a while."

"I mean, it'll also be useful for making clothes!"

"True."

"So."

"I'll make sure to be excited if those words happen to cross Delsmiar's mind."

He laughs. "Yeah."

"I think it's starting to get late."

"...Maybe yeah."

"I should see how the others are doing."