I hadn’t even looked at the other things Aleks had brought up to the room for me; that pure white dress was so dazzling that it overshadowed everything else, and it was all that I could think about. The fabric felt like it was from another realm - it was soft, and it slid against my fingers as I brushed it with my hands.
Ares was not quite as mesmerized by the dress as I was, and he had been happy to look at whatever else was in the pile of items Aleks and Jayne had brought up with them as I pawed over the dress and looked at it in awe.
“I think Aleks did a good job stocking up for you; I am almost certain he spent a little more than I gave him, though.”
He sounded approving, and I felt conflicted; I wasn’t going to look destitute compared to the rest of the pack, but if Aleks had been
