It is luxurious, really, to be both fully dressed and not. A luxury which she imagines most men who did happen to be about would not begrudge her in the slightest, but there has always been something pleasant about things that are kept amongst women. It is another thing that makes her deeply appreciate the changeable nature of her beloved.

"Since you have brought it I should like to see the effect in any case," Alexandrie says, swishing her hips back and forth experimentally to see what sort of movement the stiffer fabric has, extending her arm to admire the dramatic draping fall of the fabric. A myriad of golden bangles on the other side would balance it nicely, something which Lakshmi and her people are obviously very aware of, given the immensity of the riches the queen is wont to wear. "Even if I am sure I shall find its current state more agreeable," she says as an afterthought.

"This would have been marvelous in Tevinter," observed casually as she waits for the top's appearance, "Did you go? How does the climate compare to that of your home?"