"Oh, we just about know both of them. They're buyers. The garrison, too," the mother says. "Knew King Raminas and Princess Ashe, Faram bless their souls, when they were alive, too. Lovely people. Lovely."

"They're strong, brightly coloured, soft. People like to make fine quills with them, or use them for arrows," the girl says. "Chocobos are pretty important."