We are in agreement at that. Still, money tends to make fools of the best people. There was a certain Countess in [Oops, nevermind, have to keep the Masquerade in public] --well, back home-- who would bathe in milk with rose petals added. She claimed it preserved her beauty.

[But look at you, already starting to open up about this! It's adorable. Not that he knows about the secret-keeping. But he does nod in that way that people do when the point suddenly becomes clear.]

Ah, an illusion, then. That makes more sense.