The colors of my household, if I had any to give. As things are-- neutral tones, undyed most likely.

[And Yuan will find some kind of ornamentation to declare the ownership, but it's a little difficult when there is no family name or trade or icon. Or no family at all, really.]

You're correct. It marks your status.

[A very brief frown crosses Yuan's face. It is, again, a tradition he knows as second-nature, something he grew up steeped in. And, of course, he has no love for that particular pattern.]

You'll need to learn to recognize at least the broad strokes. ...and to do your own.