Lot was ready for her and held out an arm, inviting her back into the envelope of darkness.
Before she knew what was what, a drum beat had started up and Penelope was reemerging. There was a pleased murmur and another round of applause as she emerged. She smiled a little as she wondered if they thought it had been her the whole time. That would certainly be ideal, she considered.
Calliope sighed in relief now that her part was over, and vowed that this was most definitely the last of it.
She reached up to adjust the veil over her face and realized she was trembling a little. She started as an arm came down around her and pulled her back against Lot's chest. The other arm remained raised in order to obscure her hidden frame.
She began to pull away but he tutted at her as if she were som
