"A regular Heracles when a lady's in danger, then?" she joked dryly. She reached behind her to the space between her shoulder blades and tugged the knot free. She worked her fingers down across the laces, having to contort her arms and wriggle her back to continue reaching them as she moved down. When she'd gotten it loose enough, she started to work the corset up over her arms, mussing her hair terribly as she finally got it up over her head.

And wow, was it cold! With an involuntary noise of alarm and a quick shudder, Juliana dropped the corset and bent to retrieve the jacket.

"How's it coming?" she asked, turning her attention back to the dress as she wrapped herself in the coat.