"Dragon hide," Elissa agrees, trying not to grin as she is actually enjoying the chance to brag to a stranger. She taps the studded blue leather with a fingertip. "This is dragon hide." Next, she taps the armored piece over her chest. "This is dragon bone - and I killed the dragon from which it is crafted with the help of three companions. Magic is part of my world, yes, but not everyone has the ability to use it - and the Chantry attempts to restrict its use."

While she speaks the last, the woman turns the repeating rifle on to its side to point out the loading gate above and forward of the trigger. Elissa pauses to dig some ammo from the bag. "The rifle holds nine rounds. You press the front of the bullet down here," she explains, pushing the nose of the bullet against the loading gate until it tilts inward. "And then press it forward." This is illustrated when she presses on the end of the cartridge with her thumb and pushes until it disappears into the magazine.

Hesitating, she stops to turn the little tab at the rear of the lever to make sure it cannot be used just yet. "Here. You try it," she says before holding it out toward Crocker.