Maine and Sweden aren't that far apart. There's just an ocean and Norway and stuff.
I am currently plotting for the next con to cosplay Kitai...just working out the logistics of the hair...I am not quite dedicated enough to shave my hair into a mohawk to cosplay lol XD
Isn't Kitai topless?
Not for most of the series. As a whelp, she wears a short tunic, and she wears Aleran-style clothing from the point she arrives in Alera Imperia onwards. She's only topless for the two years or so between FoC and AF. And whenever she and Tavi have a few moments to themselves.
Well, if you couldn't do that with your bulls***, Leonard, I suspect the lad's impervious.