Boyce's helmet was also very impressive. It was perfectly rounded and was made of thick gold. The round front section, that covered half of his forehead, had a horizontal, oblong inset of the bluest sapphires that could be found and on the top back of his helmet was a cluster of three long plumes, of straight blue horse-tail hair.
Each single knot of hair was of a slightly different shade and hue of blue, and when the light hit the clusters, they all shimmered like a clear waterfall.
"Your father has exquisite taste!" Boyce said to Lloyd.
Lloyd nodded and Empal continued to help the men to remove a large box from each bag, and the men opened them. Within each box was a shiny cross bow.
"These are beautiful!" sighed Lloyd.
"I wonder if we'll use them?" asked Boyce.
"Where will you keep these things?" inquired Empal and Boyce smiled at him, raising his finger to the air.
He took from around his neck a key and put it into the slot of the cabinet doors and opened them.
The cabinet was empty but Boyce pushed a part of the back panel and the inside compartment swung around to reveal the men's maps and hand guns.
Everything was hung on certain hooks and the entire case was beautiful.