NOVEL FROG Chapter 29: Shopping
The remainder of the evening was unremarkable. We did learn that the summit was planned in two weeks though. The next day we decided it was time for some new gear. We needed some more resistant clothing and Lucy could use some armour.
The shop we ended up in was called the Silken Emporium. It was small but beautifully decorated. The man behind the counter was a sun elf wearing a black suit. He looked a bit pale and had long red hair.
“Greetings ladies, how can I help you?” He greeted us with a small bow.
“We would like some custom clothing. It needs to be rather durable and capable of holding enchantments.”, I answered.
“Certainly, you have come to the right place! We can also offer the ritual for several enchantments.”
“Perfect! I would like two sets of black travelling clothes, one set of formal wear and five sets of underwear. What sort of materials do you offer?”
“And you would like all of them to be magical? Even the underwear?”, he inquired.
“Yes.”
“I see.” He seemed slightly surprised but stayed professional. “We can combine different materials to achieve the texture you want while increasing the durability and allowing the item to be enchanted. Spidersilk would be ideal. It can be woven into cotton or wool to strengthen the fabric. Unfortunately it is rather hard to come by outside of the Dominion. So it will take me some time to acquire enough for an order that large.”
“I think I can help with that.” I did have a large amount of spidersilk in my amulet. Of course that was from the game. There was a big nasty spider dungeon so I still had quite a lot of it. I just hoped it would be the same material he was talking about.
“Marvellous!” He did not look surprised. I suppose being an elf made it credible that I was carrying resources from my home. “In that case I would recommend snow sheep wool for your travelling outfits. It insulates very well and is rather durable. Combined with spidersilk it will offer quite a bit of protection! For your formal outfit it depends on the style you prefer. Underwear we could do in silk. Regular silk with just a few threads of spidersilk.”, he suggested.
Before we went any further I needed to know if I had the right stuff. As I filled the counter with spidersilk the tailor's eyes widened. He touched the material and examined it.
“That… how…?” Having that much of a valuable resource seemed to be a big deal. “You… of course! You are her majesty's agents who defeated the demon lord! It is an honour to meet you.” He bowed again, a lot lower this time.
“This is amazing quality, perfectly harvested. It is rare to see that outside of the royal court. I am honoured that you chose me as your tailor and I will not disappoint.” He looked very determined.
I was unsure how to react so I just smiled and tried to get back to the topic. “I think we could go full spidersilk on the underwear. As for the formal dress… Lucy, what do you think would suit me? A gown? Or something with pants? Maybe a dress uniform?” I frowned. I had no idea what I should get. I was not great with womens clothing.
Lucy looked at me thinking. “I have never seen you in a dress. I think you would look cute but maybe something more militaristic is a better fit. Something that goes well with a sword. Maybe something black and purple with silver trims?”, she suggested.
I liked the idea. “Sure, let’s go with that.”
“I will try my best to come up with a satisfactory design.”, the tailor assured us. “We have some great midnight cotton that should work well.”
“Great. Oh, we have never properly introduced ourselves. I am Amaya Delphinium and this is Lucy Delphinium.”
“I am Alfred Orchalis.” He bowed again.
“Lucy, what do you want? I am paying.”
“Hm. I will take the same except for the formal wear. I would like a black suit with silver trims and a purple tie. And I do need holes for my tail.”
The tailor eyed the mountain of spidersilk again. “That should be no problem. I think I won't even need all the material you provided…”
I actually had more but it might be better to not mention that. “Great. How long will that take? What is the price? And what enchantments can you offer?”
“With the amount of spidersilk we could go for some high level magic. You would need to power the ritual yourself though. What properties are you interested in?”
“Hm. Mostly durability, possibly self repair. We are rather resistant to the elements so we should be fine in most weathers anyway. But something to make it more comfortable would be nice.”
He stared. I suppose he expected a bit more combat oriented magic. But we were doing pretty good in that regard. I already had decent armour and I was hoping we could repurpose Mantus’ plate for Lucy. We really were just here so I would not end naked in the next fight. Also I liked comfort.
“We ah… can certainly do that. I will look into it and have an offer for you once the clothing is ready. It will take at least a week. As for the price, it depends on which enchantments you pick in the end. But it would be around 1000 gold for everything.”
“That is fine.”
Afterwards he took our measurements and told us he would send a message to our inn once the order was ready. We left the shop in a good mood. Next we bought shoes. I already had my magical boots but we got a similar pair for Lucy. Additionally we both bought a more formal pair as well. As we left the shop we found a night elf waiting for us.
“Amaya Delphinium? We need to talk.”