[ It's an accident if you believe (and claim) hard enough that is. Besides, she's always handled an axe better than she ever has a sword. It'd be easy to write off an accidental pen stab as a genuine slip of the fingers.

Her expression falls somewhat flat at that. 'Excited' isn't exactly the word she would use in this particular situation. ]

Well who likes being told that something they're trying to work on is sloppy? It's discouraging!

[ Not just to someone that actually may be trying their hand at engraving for the first time but also someone who actually does engraving on a semi-regular basis.

Idly she twirls the engraving pen between her fingers. ]

If you were going to make an engraving would yours have a sword on it then? Or an anvil and a hammer?