[open] not a swatch, not a skein had gone to waste

[doneisdone]

WHO: Teren von Skraedder and cheapskates
WHAT: Outfit consultations/fittings/alterations for the ball. From this post.
WHEN: From early Drakonis to the night of the event
WHERE: The Herald's Rest, second floor; personal rooms
NOTES: She can do anything an Orlesian tailor can, and without a stupid mask.

Teren can be found at a large corner table in the Herald's Rest, where she has set up an impromptu workshop for those who can't afford or would prefer not to use the Orlesian tailors.

She is also making house calls for those who request them. (Just put it in your starter!)

Comments

[doneisdone]

"Right, certainly," Teren agrees, looking over the swatches, "or if you like, I can improvise, and if you like the result you can pay me for the material after the fact. Something tasteful, I assume?"

[lettersfromhome]

"Please."

A short sigh escapes her. "I can appreciate the need for some to make this a very extravagant affair, but honestly I'd settle for 'warm' and 'comfortable'. Apparently that makes me a backwater heathen."

No one's said so to her face, of course. But she suspects that may have something to do with her relation to the commander, in some instances.

[doneisdone]

This elicits a smirk from Teren, who meets her eyes for a moment that may even be sympathetic. "Well, as someone from an actual backwater, I assure you it's no trouble at all." Her gaze flits to her worktable, where she begins to sketch dress silhouettes on the same parchment that holds Mia's requests. "Didn't catch your name, actually."

[lettersfromhome]

"Mia Rutherford. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Her gaze falls with interest to the sketches at work, though she refrains from leaning closer. Let the woman carry on with her job, she's happy to provide what information she might need as is necessary.

[doneisdone]

"Rutherford," Teren repeats, as she writes it down, "related to Commander Rutherford?" She doesn't look up, and her tone remains conversational-- it makes no difference to her whether or not they're related, she's just curious.

[lettersfromhome]

"His older sister."

Easy enough to say, particularly in the presence of a woman who doesn't seem too terribly interested in gossip. There's no emphasis on that fact. While Cullen may be a large part of the reason she is here, what she's done is of her own accord.

[doneisdone]

"Ah," Teren intones, "here to keep an eye on him?" This is asked a bit wryly, and she angles her head to peer up at Mia. Boys, right?