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text from Terry Pratchett; art by Higgs who's tumblr i've linked
i can't rember which book this is from -- i wanna say it's Men at Arms but it could even be Guards Guards. Higgs seems to think it's Night Watch, but I'm pretty sure it happened before that...
in the post here
I thought it was from his very first appearance, and it just got repeated several times throughout the series?
His entry in the discworld wiki does mention that in "Guards! Guards!" (His first appearance) It's stated that he can tell where he is in ankh-morpork by the feel of the cobbles beneath his feet due to his thin boots. I'll take a quick look.
A third into the book and so far he's only worn sandals, not boots.
Colon is very loud about the problems with nobility and royals
Definitely no boots in Guards Guards. Probably. Most likely