21 December, 1347. Thierre Manor, Duchy of Orravalo, Islia
Violet stood as still as possible as the seamstress took her measurements, though she wanted to wriggle from impatience. Ilse sat on the day bed, next to another seamstress who was patiently showing her swatches of different fabrics.
They were in their parents' presence chamber and for once, there was abundant firewood burning in the fireplace. Lady Thierre had suggested the fittings should occur in her presence chamber, as they would be easier to manage in a larger room.
This was probably true, though Violet strongly suspected the real reason was that her mother didn't want the seamstresses to set foot in the damp, musty bedchamber her three daughters were forced to share. These days, the bedchamber was even more damp and crowded as the roof had started leaking in one corner and there were no funds to repair it. The sisters were instead forced to cram all their belongings into the other side of the room.
