Silla stepped into the lavender dress, tying the lacings down the front. It was a simple design made of fine wool in a herringbone weave; long-sleeved and cinched in at the waist, it fell to her feet, the skirts full but not voluminous. The details were what drew her attention: beautiful off-white embroidery around the cuffs and along the neckline, which plunged well below her collarbones.
