Please tell me you've brought the hard leather.
Well, well...
These are better than I expected!
It is more difficult to boil leather than to tan it, but the process results in a stronger, more durable product.
These properties make hard leather the material of choice for those who prefer stouter armor.
The fruits of your labor shall serve the guild well...
...as training materials for new initiates.
Hm? You seem troubled. Surely you did not imagine that your leather would be used in the construction of Fen–Yll goods?
Hah hah hah! Oh, gods, no! Only our elite leatherworkers, handpicked by me, are permitted to make wares that bear the Fen–Yll name.
While we had enough hard leather to complete the Fen–Yll commission, some of the materials used─despite being of excellent quality─were originally intended to be distributed as practice materials. As such, the initiates' supplies ran dangerously low.
Come now, there is no call to be disheartened. Do you not see that in furnishing the beginners with supplies, you have proven that you are no longer a beginner? You have given them that which they could not make themselves!
When you first arrived, I would never have entrusted you with such a task. Make no mistake, you are improving.
Why, at this rate, my great-great-grandchildren may yet commission you to make a shoe sole─or even two!
Speaking of commissions, I think you've proven yourself sufficiently skilled to handle orders without my supervision.
Go and see Gontrant in the Carline Canopy if you're interested in taking on a few guildleves. You would gain much-needed experience, and earn yourself some coin besides.
But enough chatter. Come and see me again when you have further refined your technique. Oh, and if you make it during my lifetime, I daresay you'll find me in a more talkative mood.