Hand of Isis
“In the past I would have enjoyed it, the crowds, the people, and the holiday festivities. Almost all of the shops and businesses closed for the duration, and on the eve of the festival the city was alive with lamps, people running from door to door, bringing moon-shaped pastries of almond cream to neighbors and friends. The children were wild, of course, and their shrieks and games could be heard everywhere.
I, on the other hand, was dressing Cleopatra for the feast at the palace. She had a... chiton of pale yellow silk worn with a massive collar of turquoise and peridot. Iras and I had matching gowns of saffron linen, our shoulders clasped with turquoise scarabs. One or the other of us would stand behind Cleopatra all of the time, tending to anything she might need, watching over her plate, and refilling her cup only from the common vessel. We would take turns, since the banquet could be expected to last three or four hours, start to finish, not counting the drinking and games of kottabos at the end.MoreLess
I, on the other hand, was dressing Cleopatra for the feast at the palace. She had a... chiton of pale yellow silk worn with a massive collar of turquoise and peridot. Iras and I had matching gowns of saffron linen, our shoulders clasped with turquoise scarabs. One or the other of us would stand behind Cleopatra all of the time, tending to anything she might need, watching over her plate, and refilling her cup only from the common vessel. We would take turns, since the banquet could be expected to last three or four hours, start to finish, not counting the drinking and games of kottabos at the end.MoreLess
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