Propriety dictated that Calliope fell back a bit from her master, and because of this she found herself keeping pace with one of the Lady Nagi's own women. It was at this woman that Calliope kept glancing, though tactfully enough that she was only given fleeting glimpses.
It was true that one eventually became accustomed to all the glittering shiny things, so much so, that they became very easy to ignore. One could only look at so much preciousness before it began to undo its own purpose and make itself common.
This new person was difficult to ignore for precisely the opposite reason.
She was by no means simply dressed—as Calliope always was, and had continued to be— but instead of the usual strings of gold and jewels one expected to see around her hips, she wore a low slung belt, at le
