Short Story: A Tale of Sword Crossed Lovers

It is a truth universally acknowledged that blacksmithing in the 21st century leaves a lot to be desired. I blame the Romans for this dumbing down of essential skills and outsourcing it for profit. I let out another long and frustrated sigh and closed my laptop lid.

So far my search for good replica armour had turned up very little of use. Most of what I could find on this “internet” you have these days was clearly of poor quality. Not a single piece would survive a light single strike of...