A Piece of Aegis is amazing, yes? But you need to show care when combining it with a weapon.

Otherwise, the weapon breaks! Ker-plink. Or becomes too powerful for its owner to wield.

• "Ker-plink? Ugh! So, what's the secret?"

There is only one Daeva who can handle a Piece of Aegis. One Daeva who can work with the blessed materials.

He is Anusis, master craftsman of Sanctum.

Of course, the skills of such a great man don't come cheaply. You'll need at least--at LEAST--8,000,000 Kinah, or else he will be unable to to combine the greatsword and the fragment.

• Accept.
• Decline.

Once upon a time, Anusis and I were friends in the Artisans Hall. We ate together, created together, even lived together for a while.

But his skill was too far beyond mine. He would get impatient, and I would get sad. This was not good, which was why I travelled so far away.

You, though. Don't let his impatience bother you. He is the best of the best. You couldn't ask for a better craftsman to work your greatsword.

• "Should I tell him you said 'arieluma'?"

Laestrygos gave you a Piece of Aegis and said Anusis could combine it with your greatsword to make a stronger weapon. Go to Anusis in Sanctum.

If you're here to ask for a donation to the upcoming fashion show, I'm not interested. How many times do I need to tell you people that?

Next fledge with no interest in a real craft that comes by...I'm going to throw bodily from my shop!

• "Laestrygos said..."

Oh, that's different then.

You are aware that combining Laestrygos's Greatsword and a Piece of Aegis requires detailed work? It's going to run you 8,000,000 Kinah in materials and labor. Up front. I'm not some fly-by-night operation here.

• "Yep. Sounds good. Here's a sunny 8 million."
• "No way, man. No way."

Come on. Hand them over.

Are you kidding me?

Fine. When you come back, remember to put the weapon in your cube. If it's equipped, I won't be able to wrestle things out of your grasp, will I?

• "I'll keep that in mind."

Oh, oh, oh. This is--mmm--so glorious to work with.

I can feel the weapon and the Piece of Aegis touching my soul. And the Aegis is volatile. If Laestrygos and I hadn't been so close, even I couldn't have controlled this...this...wow.

Oh, hello. Glad you're still here, Daeva. The weapon is finished now, but do you mind if I hold it a moment longer? Wow.

Laestrygos gave you a Piece of Aegis and told you to take it to Anusis, the master craftsman.

When you went to Anusis in Sanctum, he combined the two items to make a higher-performance piece.