â Soren glared at the scarved man. Just what was he trying to pull? While it was true modern versions of the style had great deal of variation, the man clearly thought he was dressed historically, from the outdated embroidery on the scarves. However, from reading strategy texts of the early Daein separation conflicts, there was something very wrong with it, "Are you TRYING to break character? That shade of blue comes from Phoenician seashells, which only Daein GENERALS wore-- not myrmidons."
Pelleas just barely managed to keep his mask on â standing on tiptoe was enough to steer him free of the shorter manâs reach. The mask wasnât a huge affront, but he bristled at the critique of his accuracy.Â
âQuite right,â he replied quickly, somehow maintaining poise, amazing even himself. âHowever, as you may recall, for some time in the early to mid 400s, Daein enjoyed a profitable trade agreement with the beorc of the nation of Hatari, which of course had a flight-based trade agreement with Kilvas, where Phoenician fashions were commonplace â so in fact, if you study the texts of the time, many from all ranks within Daeinâs society favored blue fabric to display their prowess as merchants.âÂ
He shuffled for a moment, worried the other might try to grab something else, but still feeling like he had to assert himself.Â
âA-also during the time, emulating a simple swordsman was seen as a quiet rejection of Begnionâs perceived, er, excesses.âÂ
âLet me see your face,â Soren growled. âWhile itâs true I mistook your costume for military re-creation, instead of the clothes of a mere merchant, itâs deliberately misleading. Take, for example, this--â
He pointed to the jagged embroidery of the other nerdâs sleeve, âThat pattern is the same hemline used by official military-men of the guard. I presume you based the stitching off the diagrams of clothing preserved from the first Fort Nevassa. Additionally, if you look at the pattern of triangles-- two small ones on top of a federation star-- itâs an exact match for the ones that indicate the role of a second lieutenant. While, yes, merchants did imitate the militia as a symbol of humility, isnât it also true that the penalty for falsifying military experience in the Daein army was five years in prison?â














