"So, like, do we really have to dress up like this?"
Uffie, who was drying her just-washed hair with a blast of magical hot air, stared at the tree in the room, struggling to find the words to describe her feelings.
Yes, a tree.
Galina's new costume was a tree—or, to be precise, a Tree Man, but the kind that looked exceptionally tree-like.
It looked a lot like the Tree Men who destroyed Saruman's home in *The Lord of the Rings*, only a miniature version.
She could tell just by looking that a material so realistic, yet flexible enough for movement, couldn't be cheap. It must have been custom-made by a tailor who understood Alchemy.
The advantage of factory-made clothing nowadays was mass production and low cost, but it still couldn't compare to handmade items in terms of variety and fine detail—especially not handmade items enhanced with Magic.
So, in a way, this Tree Man costume was actually pretty cool.
