"It would certainly pay to keep looking. I found my goblin sword on my first mission. It's not as good a sword as I could forge, but it's acceptable. And it does have a good edge."

Curufin is hopeful, too. He likes the clothing himself, and he really does think the style suits Xue Yang.

"What creatures did you read about? I guess there is no telling what creatures we might meet on this mission, assuming that creatures are even a problem. They have been on most of the missions, so I guess I'd expect them. Of course, it's usually Red Team that gets to deal with monsters, so it would be your problem. I hope those books contained something useful."