Now for that snippet from the second volume of the new group....
In the morning, clouds and snow had blown past, and a pale blue sky scoured by wind opened over them. Kieri heard a noise in the stable yard below, and peered out his window to see the Pargunese king, stark naked, washing himself from a bucket of steaming water; the two Pargunese lords, just as bare, were doing the same. Did they never stop proving how hardy they were? When the king had finished, he gave a shout and ran bare as he was around the yard, and the other two ran after him, all laughing like boys. Kieri eased the shutter closed, and shook his head.
