Raine hefted the bag carefully and trailed Anton toward the kitchen, managing a quick smile and a thought of thanks at Ryder in passing. He was trying hard, and doing admirably in hard times.

"Unfortunately, we can't count on a short time frame. There are... complications." That was the most on that matter she'd say; Anton didn't need the details of exactly what was going wrong and why. "That said, woven bracelets or the like may be a good stopgap measure, if forging them is a particularly difficult proposition, but metal will be the safer option." Raine disliked nearly everything she was saying, especially with the added context, and she wasn't managing to step back quite as much as she usually could, but they'd discussed this. It was, for now, necessary.