A Conveniently Timed State Visit

"That shouldn't be too hard. Gluttony and an unfortunate skin condition should cover it."

By the time the royal couple left the palace in their coach a little less than 48 hours later, the queen - who had been carefully observing the girls - was pleased to note that their gowns were already looking a little tight. She guessed that they had already put on about six or seven pounds.

Forty-four days after that, Emry and Jastina and their accompanying detachment of the royal guard safely returned from their visit. Jastina was eager to see what the girls looked like now.

1. They had all roughly doubled their weight, and instead of about 120 pounds each girl weighed about 240. Also almost every inch of exposed skin (which was only their hands and faces) was covered with warts. (She assumed that the rest of their skin was the
2. Belboz had gone to town on the weight gain. Each girl had gained about 180 pounds and now weighed around 300 pounds. He had felt that anything further would be unnecessary.
3. Belboz had been cautious. Each girl had only gained about 60 pounds, and he hadn't done anything else to them.
4. As far as Jastina could tell, the girls were unchanged from when she had last seen them. She was not happy.

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