"Except you now get to have very good reason to know them?" he supplies. He can ask about this 'Pete' later.

Then they're arriving and he's raising a finger in a 'one moment' gesture as he talks to the owner of the shop, letting him know that yes, Claudia was the one and that he's been told she's used to tools that may be a little different than his so she'll probably need a moment to familiarize herself with them.

Then she's being beckoned over to the part of the shop the work was done and Gabriel shoos her in that direction. "You're getting a few minutes to see what you're working with. He'll give you some bronze to work when it looks like you're ready."