Nadira looked blankly at Lakshmi behaving like this.  She knew that what she was doing was very brazen, but she had to make certain that Eliza is left out of the loop for now.  It was important to have deniability in case things went bad before they could meet in private.  She motioned a servant to take Lakshmi's clothes to be investigated and searched by Security Personnel.  She had a reason for Lakshmi stripping besides just appealing to Eliza's tastes and desires.<br/><br/><strong>"We all must do things that are uncomfortable to accomplish many of life's trials.  This trial, will be brief if you follow my lead," </strong>that is what Nadira said in as much as a comforting tone as possible, while still clutching her blade.<br/><br/>She looked at the simple undergarments Lakshmi wore.  There wasn't enough time to fix that so she motioned Lakshmi to move ahead.<br/><br/><strong>"Take deep breaths, and control your motions. <br/>You need to be convincing to the Lady,"</strong>is what she softly said to Lakshmi before coaxing her to move ahead.<br/><br/>Once they returned Nadira gave a playful smile too and adjusted her body to give a blush like Lakshmi had.<br/><br/><strong>"Apologies, we had to prepare ourselves for the evening,</strong>Nadira replied in a courtly manner before moving to Eliza,<strong>"We have much to discuss and much to partake in.  Don't you agree, Lady Eliza and Trader Gull,</strong>she replied to Gull and emphasized her body to everyone?