The weapon Ariana brought with her was a flail—a handle with a chain attached, and at the end of the chain was a heavy ball lined with sharp spikes. It swung fast and hit hard, making it a serious threat, even to armored enemies.
"You switched weapons?" Adrian asked, remembering she usually preferred axes and battle hammers. This one looked sleek and more flexible.
There was a switch near the end of the handle that pulled the chain in, locking the spiked ball into place and turning it into more of a mace.
It looked heavy—not the kind of weapon Adrian would choose to use in a fight.
Ariana explained, "Back when I earned my second grade, I didn't have much of a choice. I was low on money and could only afford a secondhand weapon to get it enhanced with runes."
Getting a runesmith to enchant a weapon costs a fortune. And if the runesmith worked for the Tower, a regular person might as well sell their house just to afford one good armament.
