Valerie huffed at the spread on her vanity, picking through the various bits of makeup. “I don’t think you should go with too much on, darling,” she spoke to Freyja, who she’d sat down rather forcefully in the chair beside her. “You’re wearing that black dress with the sleeves, yes?” She didn’t wait for answer before she flipped open a palette and went to work on Freyja’s eyes - adding just a bit of taupe and smoke to the outer corner. “And red, always red for the lips at an event like this.”
Her meaning for all of this was double sided - one, she wanted to be sure her favorite loyalist looked absolutely smashing and two - she wanted to be damn sure she didn’t need to shred Lan for all he was worth. As she lifted the lipstick, her smile faltered just a bit, “So, I’ve noticed some tension around Lan and Azagi. Care to elaborate on that, Freyja, dear?”
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