Dirk hadn't had many opportunities to meet people before he came to Vatheon, so tone didn't always connect for him, leading to the occasional mistake. It was awkward, to say the least, but he brushed it off as best he could. And by brushing it off, he meant moving on from that bit of the conversation.

"Not just bronze, either. There are all fucking kinds of tools around. And you can get celestial bronze, whatever the hell that is, it'll just be one of the few things you need to pay for."