Malia POV:
The next hour was a whirlwind. The store owner, Delphine, a slightly hunch-backed woman, outfitted the group with entirely new wardrobes in the latest and finest Aeonian fashions—all on the government's dime. She dispatched a column of men to fetch and bring back rack after rack of items.
Lucie helped Malia. She tied a wide, violet scarf around Malia's chest and knotted it in the back. She fitted silk bracelets around Malia's wrists, a clear, velvety necklace on her neck, armbands, mesh thigh highs and a skirt. Grace donned a more conservative ensemble. Todd threw on a tunic.
Delphine planned several dignified, traditional robes for Charles that befit a diplomat. But before dressing him, she asked that he pose wearing the bathrobe so she may sketch him in it.
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