"You are a better soul than I," Anillo laughed, thinking he would have left them to purchase new clothes of their own. "I think I even feel a twinge of guilt." He put a hand to his heart. "We can get some new garments on the way. That should be more than enough compensation."
Anillo led the way out of the dye shop, and took Elaina down those streets that only natives knew well, pointing out the best places for authentic silks, seafood, and bamboo furniture. Eventually he stopped in front of a small shop, it stood farther back from the street on bamboo stilts amidst a salt marsh. There was a wraparound balcony strewn with fine cuts of cloth fluttering in a gentle breeze.
"This is Thyli's Silks, the best place to buy in all of Thanati," Anillo said grandly, stepping along the stone path through the marsh, nearly hidden by knee-high woody reeds. The forests could be seen over the thatched roof, a looming mass of jade green leaves and dark brown branches.