?I need a curator slash janitor slash tour guide. Do you have any idea where I might find such a multi-talented person?? The Baroness of the Eighth Ring slid into a chair at the ring side table.
Brigath sat up a little straighter, only mildly surprised. ?What, not ?Baroness available for dueling,? and ?Good evening. How are you???
?Perhaps later. There?s no official here yet anyway and I can see you?re fine.? She winked jovially.
?No. I'm afraid no person like that comes immediately to mind.? Brigath regarded the fairy. There was an excited air about her. Whatever news she had must be significant, for she hadn?t even stopped at the bar for coffee as was custom for her. ?Are you trying to tell me the fountain is finished??
?No. That is, you already knew the fountain was finished. You just haven?t seen it yet. You should, you know. It?s magnificent.? She waved her arms accentuating her descriptions. ?The dragon body arcs way up. His maw, slightly open, is this close to the fairy on the rim. They put something in the water to make it ever so blue and as it cascades down from claw to claw into the pool everything sparkles. They plated every scale individually ? took forever. But no, all the renovating is done; no more leaky roof, stuck flu, cracked or moldy walls, or the like. The first of the showcases is set up, too.?
?Let me guess, the one to hold the three-time Overlord?s burned uniform??
?No, he hasn?t sent it yet. I put the dolls in this one ? Rix, Dalamar, and Zaradda. I?ve yet to find a pair of those anatomically correct Amaltea and Xenograg dolls. Oh, look, an official. Would you honor me with a duel??
At Brigath?s nod Topaz went to secure a ring.

An elven messenger from Nitesong arrives with a long box at the Museum. He has been sent to present the package to Lady Topaz.

He explains to her that this gift for the museum is the dress that was worn by Alaisia, the wife of the 13th Overlord of DOS, Lord Valmion of Questrion. The lady Alaisia was the mother of the current Nightsong Heiress, Lady Alais Graham.

Inside the box is the formal attire worn by Alaisia for the challenge match for the overlord's title between Lord Valmion and Vixxenish. Lord Valmion defeated Vixxenish to become the 13th Overlord. The dress was worn one time, and has never been seen since that night.

The dress is cloth of silver in a high necked design that sported a silver lace overlaying the bodice of the empire waisted gown. The shimmering silver lace graces the high collar, the bust, the long sleeves that trailed to a point at the wrists. From the empire waist to the floor the cloth of silver is embroidered in royal blue. The embroidery is intricate renditions of elven designs that is heavily embroidered at the hem line, and thins as it approaches the waist, as a forest gives way to the sky overhead. There are glittering gems littered in the silver as though stars were just beginning to shimmer in a twilight sky.

The skirt of the gown is flowing and trails behind about a meter.

The jewelry includes a sapphire and mithril ring, a sapphire broach worn at the throat, pinned to the high collar, and a sapphire and mithril hair comb.

The last article in the box is a folding fan of silver lace that matches the bodice of the dress. The ribs of the fan are made of an unusual white wood, carven with the same elven designs at the hemline of the skirt.

The messenger then departs the museum, leaving the old gown with the Museum's Curator.