The audience frowned when the weapon Richard showed was a shield. Whispering voices began to echo like flies. In the past five years at the Golden Hammer Expo, no vendors had promoted a shield as their flagship product.
Of course, what House of Blacksmith did was enough to make journalists and bloggers both surprised and curious. Klaus was no exception.
"Damn, a shield? What can that thing do but defend." Jonathan patted his knee.
"Do you think it's wrong, Jonathan?" Klaus asked.
The dark-skinned man nodded. "Yeah. I mean, awakeners rarely use shields as weapons. There are too many limitations with them; short-range and ineffective at killing monsters."
Sheila usually chimed in when she had an opinion, only to remain silent, a sign that the woman agreed with Jonathan.
However, Klaus did not think so.