Helena had never seen a guild alchemist wearing so little metal. Alchemists tended to keep metal everywhere: as jewellery, and woven into their clothes, walking sticks, weapons. Unusual alchemists like pyromancers always wore their ignition rings unless they were forced to remove them. Aurelia was covered in metal, but not Ferron. He pulled off a black glove, revealing a pale, long-fingered hand. A vivimancer, Grace had said. Of course he didn’t need metal.