The Last Envoy — Princess Without Papers

an eastern beauty pulled from the sea when you come to understand who is capable of protecting you you will come to me of your own accord just as i thought a porcelain doll from the east her skin is as pale as porcelain Oh, look. It's our little Portsendoll from the east.

Come along now. Pour the wine for the ladies. The way she moves, it looks as though she is presiding over some kind of ritual. It doesn't merely look like one. She is telling you who should drink first, and who should drink after.

The East has its own rules.