"Well… Silky webs for cloth… Cloth made from the Greater Giant Weavers," Ren observed the reactions carefully, watching understanding dawn across different faces. "Specifically, cloth from those ten years old or more. The kind that's lost its stickiness."
"That's..." one of the new members whistled low. "That's import material… Expensive, very expensive."
"The most expensive cloth on the market," another confirmed with the certainty of someone who'd seen the price tags, perhaps while accompanying his mom on shopping expeditions. "It's used for the most luxurious dresses. Noble women pay fortunes for it because it adapts perfectly to all the bright paraphernalia they love to wear."
The material was legendary among crafters and merchants. Light and stronger than most leather from the same rank, with a natural shimmer that made crystals appear even more spectacular. It was the foundation of high fashion, the canvas upon which wealth displayed itself most ostentatiously.
