Winter Clothing

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 35725

Lord Fred opened the trunk, which was unlocked. Inside he found two sets of gloves, parkas, and boots. The gloves were made of a rich reddish-brown leather, with interiors lined with fur. Both were monogrammed ACR. The parkas were made of beaverskin. The boots were also lined with fur, and made of a supple leather. Lord Fred imagined that they would not be difficult to walk in. All of these items were new, with the gloves having that wonderful smell that only freshly tanned leather can have. The smaller parka was cut without sleeves as such. Instead, there was a thin leather membrane, with little leather loops around its perimeter. These did not appear to be dressy, but new items designed for practical use.

"A coat fit for a Glider?" asked Fred, holding up the parka with the leather membranes.

"It looks about my size," replied Checkers. "It looks very warm - it would be too warm for these caves. It looks like I could fit into it, but, Fred, this style is by no means common where I come from."

"I have that type of fur coat, but your are right, we would see that in the lands farther northward. Of course, this cave being in the mountains, there are those that live, or lived, near here that might need this much protection against the cold. Any idea of what ACR might be?"

"Archangel City ... I do not know."

"Archangel City? Go on, you might have something."

Archangel is a city on the Southwest Coast of the great continent where I live. No Gliders live anywhere near there though. Mostly people sort of like yours, but shorter and stouter. Archangel is icechoked most of the time, but it does a brisk trade with Blacksand, much farther north, and the surrounding hamlets. I guess the reason that I was thinking Archangel was that it is very cold, and I could easily see someone from Archangel wearing this. But ACR does not seem to fit anything that I knew."

Fred decides to

  1. try on one of the articles of clothing.
  2. open another locker.

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