-[X] Well, actually, hold up, you just got this fancy stuff and you need to stick it someplace; you're keeping the shield and the soapstone, you mean the casting stuff, seeing as how you can't figure out how to use it yet. Ask Hawkwood if Sorcerers normally just cart this all around, or if there's a more convenient manner of storing ungainly items, seeing as how everything else around here is so magical. If he's not sure maybe you could just ask the Firekeeper to hold onto the casting paraphernalia until you get back. She seems nice, and it's not like there's anybody around who'd take it from her.