It was Vashti's business to know everything about the house that she could and so it takes little time to select Shelley's garments. She knew better than to offer a black dress. While she never understood Lady Shelley's bizarre sense of modesty, she suspected that the choice between walking about clad in nothing or in a black gown might be easily made.

With garments in hand, she quickly strode over to the bathroom door. As she suspected, Shelley had locked it. Inputting the override code, the door slid open. Barring places locked personally by Ishamael, and his private study which no one, not even Lady Shelley may enter, Vashti could enter any place in the building and access nearly all security feeds.