Simtal, Lady of Simtal Estate

GotM, Dramatis Personae

"No wonder there's no shortage of lovers for that one, Rallick thought, his eyes narrowing in study. Her black hair, now unpinned, flowed down sleek and shiny to the small of her back. She wore a gauze-thin nightdress, and with the lamps of the room behind her, her body's round curves were clearly visible."

GotM, US HC, p.153

"For the last two years the life of Lady Simtal had been one of indolence, the riches she had stolen had served to whet her every greed, and the prestige of sole owner of the estate had done much to grease the hinges of her bedroom door."

GotM, US HC, p.153

"Simtal's penciled brows knitted slightly."

GotM, US HC, p.169

"It killed my father, when I married Aystal - that was the whore's name, though she's changed it since...I'm still not sure how she managed the details, how many men she took to bed to buy their influence, or how they did it. All I know is I woke up one day and found myself stripped of title, stripped even of family name. The estate was hers, the money was hers, it was all hers and her need for me had ended."

- Coll

GotM, US HC, p.355-6