[Accept a sash now, and you might have to repay it later. More importantly, the woman deserves to keep warm, too. It doesn't look like the woman has enough on, with or without the scarf. (Not that it matters too much. These guards can't keep them walking through snow forever--their destination must be nearby. If it isn't, she's pretty sure there'll be a revolt--from her, if no one else.]
It's beautiful. [Surely something so nice would be worth something to the woman. It seems wrong to take it, even with the knowledge that might be demanded back to Cetaganda.] You should keep it.
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[Accept a sash now, and you might have to repay it later. More importantly, the woman deserves to keep warm, too. It doesn't look like the woman has enough on, with or without the scarf. (Not that it matters too much. These guards can't keep them walking through snow forever--their destination must be nearby. If it isn't, she's pretty sure there'll be a revolt--from her, if no one else.]
It's beautiful. [Surely something so nice would be worth something to the woman. It seems wrong to take it, even with the knowledge that might be demanded back to Cetaganda.] You should keep it.