[It makes Kratos of a manageable height for braiding, as well. Yuan produces a comb in addition to the ribbons and comes to stand behind Kratos, contemplating the pair of them in the mirror for a moment.]
Most of the ribbons you'll see will be black and white. They add nuance to the basics. A plain braid may say that someone is unmarried; the ribbon will tell if they are looking, or not looking, or widowed and mourning, and so on.
[He fingers the blue ribbons, then sets them aside for the moment, and reaches to start combing through Kratos's hair again.]
Household colors are usually paired, and never black or white. They're more commonly not worn in braids.
[At odds with what Yuan's planning to do. He keeps talking.]
Most slaves wear this pattern, to indicate their status, and some other indication of to whom they belong. Without a crest or colors, I am... improvising; but this blue run through the braid when it's normally left unornamented should be enough for now.
[The shade is, after all, very close to Yuan's, and in that positioning there's little else it could mean. Anyone who doesn't know of him should simply take it as an unlanded claim.]
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Most of the ribbons you'll see will be black and white. They add nuance to the basics. A plain braid may say that someone is unmarried; the ribbon will tell if they are looking, or not looking, or widowed and mourning, and so on.
[He fingers the blue ribbons, then sets them aside for the moment, and reaches to start combing through Kratos's hair again.]
Household colors are usually paired, and never black or white. They're more commonly not worn in braids.
[At odds with what Yuan's planning to do. He keeps talking.]
Most slaves wear this pattern, to indicate their status, and some other indication of to whom they belong. Without a crest or colors, I am... improvising; but this blue run through the braid when it's normally left unornamented should be enough for now.
[The shade is, after all, very close to Yuan's, and in that positioning there's little else it could mean. Anyone who doesn't know of him should simply take it as an unlanded claim.]