Ruby jumps, a little, when she's noticed. Like she really didn't expect to be seen, or perhaps simply didn't expect to be acknowledged. But she takes a breath, and she steps properly into view. She starts fiddling with the edge of her sleeve.

"Oh, um— no, that's... I used to have a patch with an enchantment on that gave me some sight back? But that's not... I'm not actually here for that."

This is only the second real forge she's ever been in. First, if that... strange forge back home wasn't actually real. It felt real. She felt the warmth, she held Penny's blade in her hand, she saw her mother's...

Ruby shakes the thought off. Not important.