Of course, despite Tiamat's joke, it wasn't a complete lie. In fact, as the most lucid person in the situation, she was actually telling the truth. So much so that the first woman Strax recognized...
Beatrice.
Or at least... what had become of Beatrice.
She walked slowly towards him, her footsteps echoing with an almost feline, almost devouring cadence. Her long hair, once a shade of grayish-purple, was now a vibrant pink, flowing in lively waves that seemed to defy gravity. The contrast of the new color was reflected in her eyes, with the darker pink following her pupils, which made her supernaturally beautiful, almost offensive to reason.
But it was her body that cried out the most.
