Lilac... Eloquence smiled off to the side as she pictured it; and she could picture it well. A dainty, feminine colour that behooved an older lady. "That sounds marvellous to me", she replied, returning her gaze to Mr Lytton. "I quite imagine you could start a whole new fashion... dresses conceived with the Queen in mind."

She paused, and then leaned forward a little. This was apropos of nothing, but his talk of magical garments had reminded her of a rumour she'd heard the other week — "is it true you have been known to imbue some dresses with amortentia...?"