Mera nodded at Yifa's reply.  Now done in the clothing store, they exited the shop to find supplies.  "Behave, Princess," she replied to her disparaging comment about 'Northerners,' knowing that Yifa really was one herself.  "They are people, too."  Carrying her dire lance, she made a suggestion.  "Might I recommend we at least find lodgings, first?  We are going to be here for at least a short while.  This will allow us to set down that which we don't need to carry on our person within the city."<br/><br/>Which wasn't much, she knew, but every bit of weight mattered in the long run.  Yifa would find that, while the dress did permit a nice amount of freedom of movement...the portion of the dress below her hips and above her knees forced her legs together, her thighs rubbing.