"Now then," Emily says, cheerful and youthful sounding despite her advanced age. "Let's get you out of that horrendous outfit and into the bath."

Didi's only had access to one bath in her life and it was recently. She still recalls the Oasis with faintly fond memories, though its ruler she can't ponder without painting the entire experience with an unhappy brush. Maybe if Elian Flinn hadn't sold her to Captain Atlas, or if he hadn't been total stark howling bonkers, or even if ...