As darkness fell, he dutifully recited the furube sutra and then placed a tiny iron wedge in the runner of his door, locking his room. He unpacked his equipment for the mission, spreading his gear out on the matting so he could check each individual piece. Under his specially hued night suit, he would wear a full-body undergarment of thin wire mesh. The featherweight cousin of chain mail, it offered some protection from part-blunt or light blades. But if forced to deal with multiple guards at close quarters, he would need more protection than it gave. Moon unfolded two strips of lightweight, segmented thigh armour, checking the ties on each strip's joints. The armour was unique to the Grey Light Order, each leg lined with a series of tough leather pouches. Flexible but strong, it reached hip to knee. Inspired by the defences of armadillos and insects like slaters, the leggings could deflect arrows or be used as suddenly rising shields when duelling. Moon donned the mesh, then his night suit and finally, the leg armour.
