He had certainly helped the people here grow less wary of the otherworlders. Thinir’s citizens clamoured to greet him when he went into the city, gushing over him and trying to give him gifts. Many people had—much to my embarrassment—adopted hairstyles similar to ours. It was common for people to look to their Moric for the latest in fashion and style, but I was quite sure that they were all trying to emulate Jugs more than they were me.