Child of the Ghosts
“While they slept, she went to the deserted workshop and practiced her unarmed forms for an hour, until her breathing came hard and fast. After that, she bathed, and ate a breakfast of bread and cheese, sometimes an egg or two. And then she helped Theodosia. The Imperial Opera, Caina soon learned, was the most prestigious opera company in the Empire. Every major city had one, and Malarae had a dozen - but the Emperor himself patronized the Grand Imperial Opera, and only the finest singers perfor...med upon its stage. Theodosia usually sang to rapturous applause three or four nights a week. “Makeup, my dear, is an art,” said Theodosia one night, as Caina helped her prepare. “Too little is ineffective. Too much, and you look like a painted whore.” She paused. “Unless, of course, you want to look like a painted whore. In which case too much is exactly the right amount. But the right amount can make you look twenty years older, or ten years younger - looking younger is always harder for women.MoreLess
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