Shisva and Yatiano serve under the same stern group of Master Tanners found in the Tsan Nu area. On Paniya there is no better place to have silks and satins and weavings made than Tsan Nu. But leatherwork? While it's not their singular calling, almost any form of drapery, clothing or materials are found in Tsan Nu's warehouse district.

Over the seven years that Shisva has been an apprentice there, she's learned more than just the fine work of how to create soft leather masterpieces. She's learned how to keep one eye on the door and one on her work. Her master is a stern man, uncompromising, and barely willing to allow a woman do a 'mans' work. He has always been more critical of her work than any of his other students, but he also has slowly realized that her steady hands and good eye for detail produce leathers that are at least as good as any of his own at that age. He rarely praises his students, and even less often praises Shisva. But that has never stopped other Masters or students from noting her progress and giving her praise directly. She thrives on this, because she knows she'll never hear it from her Master.

Yatiano on the other hand has a bit more leeway with his Master and their group. Harder, durable leathers for riding gear, saddles, and the like are always in demand, and much easier to create - or so say the tanners who don't work on those things! The slow smile that Yatiano gives people makes him seem a bit dull witted, but he's just as smart as anyone else, merely doesn't react as boldly. His family is not native to the area, but he was born in Tsan Nu. It was Yatiano's cousin who rides a dragon, who came to nudge his relative into the fold. Dragon riding was in their blood after all!

Between the two tanners, endless hours have been spent. They're not lovers, indeed they prod one another to find 'action' wherever they can while there are faires going on. But in the end they've been good friends for as many years as both have attended the tannery's classes.

And between the two, their lives will never be dull again...

It wrk.

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"I dih.