"Yar," Cuthbert agrees, holstering the gun with unthinking ease and sitting back. "He likely would. He's the one made the horses' new shoes, aye, Sue? I've seen him working on much more besides."

Susan nods. "I were that grateful for it," she says. "But it's not his greatest skill, I ken, although he took pride in doing a good job of it all the same. Swords he does, aye, and gold-craft too."