Féonie Durgalen was all of nineteen when she was offered the position of costumier to the new Lord Chancellor of Zunidh, Cliopher Mdang. She seized the opportunity when it was presented for her own ambition and the sake of her family—but after he instituted a universal basic income, she was willing to go to any lengths to ensure Lord Mdang looked his best when he became Viceroy.

A companion short story to The Hands of the Emperor.