Oh, look at that. Perhaps Porphyria had been misled by Mrs. Malfoy’s quiet demeanour into thinking her all softness, but that question had - well, hardly been malicious; anything bad had still been left perfectly unsaid, but it had had a bite to it where her previous contributions had not.
She grinned in something like delight at it and Ophelia’s response, suddenly understanding better why Ophelia and November Malfoy were such good friends. “Well then,” Phyri added, leaning back in her chair in a little too comfortable a fashion to be quite ladylike herself. “It sounds as though all you need do is bide your time on that front.” What this Miss Selwyn would do to ruin herself was anybody’s guess, but Phyri supposed this would give her a direction to look in when she was especially bored at the next few balls and benefits.
She grinned in something like delight at it and Ophelia’s response, suddenly understanding better why Ophelia and November Malfoy were such good friends. “Well then,” Phyri added, leaning back in her chair in a little too comfortable a fashion to be quite ladylike herself. “It sounds as though all you need do is bide your time on that front.” What this Miss Selwyn would do to ruin herself was anybody’s guess, but Phyri supposed this would give her a direction to look in when she was especially bored at the next few balls and benefits.

a sublime set by Lady! <3