Effie hummed cheerfully as she pulled free a second silk iris and pinned both in her silver wig.

"Now, now. No one ever 'gets' a station without earning it, first. I've done quite a bit since I've gotten here, and I have still more to do. But loose cannons like him need to be stood up to if anyone expects anything resembling civility in Luceti."


Civility was so VERY important to Effie. Always safest to be civil, and most profitable, too.