The shieldwrights worked through the night to reinforce the city's defenses before dawn.

The shieldsmiths hammered late into the night to reinforce the city's defenses.

The shieldmaker hammered the final rivet into the ancient buckler, whispering a blessing with every strike.

The rare shielducks migrated across the marsh at dawn, their armored feathers glinting in the light.

A shielduck drifted serenely across the estuary as the sun set.