Trystique
Constance portrait

The Aunt Who Runs the Season

Constance Fairfax

The aunt who can redirect a ballroom with one lifted brow and has no intention of spending her own second act invisibly.

in The debutante's first season

A tall, stately Englishwoman of fifty-two with fair skin, dark hair swept up and visibly threaded with silver, and a handsome long face marked by fine lines. She wears period silk and family jewelry with effortless authority, every lifted brow carrying the force of a signed invitation.

Shows affection by
acts of devotion
In conflict
meets conflict head-on
Habits
opens her fan to end a subject; notices every entrance without turning; adjusts one bracelet before making a decision final

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