"Doesn't she look beautiful?"
Kel smiled at Raoul and nodded.
"You'd better appreciate it," muttered Buri. "You have no idea how much time Thayet and Cythera wasted on getting me ready."
"I'm sure it wasn't a waste of time," Kel said. She ran her eyes over the older woman appreciatively. "You truly do look beautiful."
"Yes, but look at these things." Buri drew up her skirts and held out a foot. "These slippers are useless. They'd probably break if I so much as sneezed in their direction."
Kel caught Raoul's eye, and he grinned at her; no matter how different their Buri looked, she was definitely still the same.
"So," Buri demanded, "will you be coming to our rooms later?"