He couldn't really fathom why people didn't like the hat. It seemed both functional and fashionable. But then, there were nobles bustling around in skirts bigger than he was, so maybe it wasn't wise to look to them for expertise on style.

"Ten people, ten colours," he said offhandedly, for once not botching an idiom.

He was curious about what Cole had just said.

"Though... that is not what I have heard about the Veil."

He hadn't really believed the Maker had brought it into being, but it had been the only explanation he'd found. It seemed there might have been another.