Runeforge

But even pushing the dagger to its limit, it was difficult for Athos's amateur eye to tell whether there was too much or too little energy without a means of measuring it. By his standards, there was so little energy that it wasn't even worth a second look.

"Normally, we flow world energy and fill the item to the brim instead of spending our own mana, but I guess it's okay this time. You're already a powerful mage with a vast mana reserve, so spending a little more isn't a problem."

"But you really managed to fill it without breaking it. When I was an apprentice, it took me a few tries to get it right." Dwarvin praised him before moving on to the next step. "Keep control of the energy and avoid dispersing it, then we can start."

"Mix your mana with the natural energy of the metal as you would with a spell and shape the energy into the form of the activation rune." Dwarvin explained the beginning of the process and proceeded as instructed.