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Rhyki didn't seem to be put off at all. On the contrary, he just smiled brighter. "Truly?" he beamed. "Then I am thrice blessed! Who knew that such beautiful beings as yourself could exist? But then, I am but a humble tailor, who am I to know such things?"

He finished with her measurements and motioned for her to stay there. A moment later, he was back with a bolt of spidersilk. He measured out the first piece, then took a pair of scissors and cut it, then held it up to Lin. "Please," he smiled warmly, "tell me about your people. I am anxious to learn!"

"It sounds like a wonderful place," the tailor murmured as he continued to measure, using a charcoal pencil to make marks on the spidersilk. "It doesn't sound as if it is in any of the Four Lands, though ... you must indeed be from very far away."

He had tried traveling once, but had found that was altogether not quite for him. Instead, he was content to remain in one place and simply talk to those who traveled.

"But with so many races in one place," he continued, "surely there must be conflict between them ... or is there?"

Rhyki smiled sadly. "It is sad that so much war and conflict is required before there can be peace," he murmured, "but such is life. Everything comes at a cost. But we live in peace now, and I pray that it lasts."

He continued with the measuring and marking, fitting out first a shirt and then a pair of pants for Lin.

"Are you sure that you wish it all to remain white?" he asked as he finished up with the marking of the pants. "A bit of colour would go well, I think ..."

The tailor looked at her thoughtfully. "For desert, perhaps blue," he suggested. "But a pale shade, and not the whole thing ... a design, perhaps? Dyed or embroidered onto it? I'm thinking ... perhaps for you, some sort of ... animal or something. A peaceful animal. Something of a gentle beauty ... like yourself."

Kaito looked up at Lin from where he and Earendil had been talking with the woman behind the counter. "Sounds like he knows you pretty well," he grinned. "Butterflies would fit that description."

Rhyki looked up at Lin thoughtfully. "And would you like it embroidered or dyed?" he asked her. "Though embroidery is more beautiful, and strengthens the clothes, it is also more expensive, and I can promise you that my wife's skill with the dye is unsurpassed by anyone that I know."

"Would it be one flat colour?" Earendil asked, interrupting the conversation. He had seen different examples of work, and he knew that one single colour could never look as good as embroidery.

The tailor shook his head. "A variety of shades of one colour," he replied. "The colour is of course at your discretion," he added to Lin.

Rhyki nodded, smiling at Lin. "Yes, it would suit you very nicely," he murmured. "Then the last question is, exactly how would you like the design to be, and where. Or if you are not sure, then you can leave it to our discretion, and we will try to choose something that again is suiting to your appearance."

He smiled at Lin and motioned for her to step down from the stool as he waited for her answer.

The man nodded. "Then we will think of something, I am sure," he smiled. "Perhaps something different for each set of clothes. After all, having everything the same is not so fun, yes?" He laughed. "Now, if you would be so kind as to return tonight, at your convenience, I shall have something prepared for you to try on, and we shall see if it needs adjusting."