"Should I wear shoe covers -"

"If it makes you feel more comfortable. I sent people your explanation and none of them could imagine that hurting so I think we just don't get the thing that'd make it hurt."

"Are you sure orcs and Dwarves don't? In case they visit?"

"I guess we can ask them but I really don't think so. Dwarves would just - pay to clean up, if they did care."

"I'll just wear them until you've asked." He puts covers on.

She trots off down the street.

And he follows her.

About halfway there she declares "orcs don't care if our cities are dirty."

"That's good. Did you ask by the computer in your head?"

"Yes. Well, I asked someone who has orc friends and they asked the orc friends."

Nelen nods.

"Someone asked the Dwarves too but I don't have the words for the answer."

"If I had a spare pocket everything I could get you a dictionary but I don't."

"It's okay. It isn't a very helpful answer."

"Do you have words that get close?"

"Uh, they said how much we would need to pay them for them to ask enough Dwarves the answer to the question that we could be sure if there were more than ten Dwarves who cared?"

- Nelen giggles a little.

"Dwarves!"

"They sound like - something, for sure."

"They are very Dwarves."

"Do all three kinds of people here use the same money?"

"There are different kinds but you can trade them."

"That's how it is on Amenta too."

"Valinor used to not have money but I think they do now."

"They didn't have it? How?"