[h3][b][color=367597]Lysette[/color][/b][/h3]

The awkward and silent return from the mines ended with a much needed shower to remove the dust and dirt that seemed to flow throughout the mines. Once settled, she could handle cleaning up her swords, and replenish her supply of chalks.  It was still early evening at this time, leaving Lysette with a decision on how to spend the rest of her day. No decision was made before the time for dinner came around. A sad and lonely meal. [s]Alone.[/s] 

She returned to her room after the meal and went back to extracting the grime from her belongings. With a bag full of manabeasts still untouched, she thought it was best to handle them tomorrow, and left them alone. Cleaning up those could wait. Only after flopping on her bed and staring at the harshly carved door she remembered her metal reagent was in her bag, under the stack of Earth rabbits. Said rabbits were essentially moving rocks during their period of life, and had now hardened into what were basically rigid statues. Fortunately, they did not crumble and leave a mess of dirt whatever they touched, making storage in the bag no issue. 

[i]I guess I'll have to go take that out now and figure out how it'll work[/i]

Dumping out the contents: rabbits, chalk, knives, and other miscellaneous survival gear, Lysette found the reagent tucked in a fold and fished it out. She tossed it onto the open space of her room and reached around for the chalks to begin the artifact making process.

Drawing the colored circles right on the floor, she placed the rare metal horn reagent and another feather in the appropriate rings and transferred the mana. Now crafted into yet another feather based artifact, its active ability was capable of rapidly pulling metals toward her. She could now return thrown daggers, swords, or even her enemies swords, back to her with ease. Even more effective usage would be to pull the blades in the unsuspecting target's back while their attention was focused on her. The perfect plan to accompany her style of fighting. 

With two feathers now in her hat, her hat fashion had now doubled in effectiveness. 

Throughout the rest of the evening, she spent her time refining her elemental skills, and controlling them to work with one another. Using wind to accurately guide her thrown weapons to their targets was her next challenge to master, something that would further reduce the risk of fighting up close with an enemy. Adding Qi to the mix, along with metal in the future would allow her to throw blades with an even greater velocity, reducing the difference in power that swinging a sword up close could provide. Further advances in other types of elements could take it steps further.

Debt would stand no chance at this rate.