Madam Thes had sought Viktoria for years before she finally convinced her to become one of her girls. She knew the potential of her androgyny being wasted with Dedluf and the wealth Miriam could ecru for both. She would never admit however, she felt a certain pity on Viktoria. Unlike her other girls, some Penumbra as well, she was considered an abomination. Only the deepest of pockets would take such a fascination. In this, the truth of the fate shared was at the heart of this pity.
Viktoria was more than a mess at this point, constantly under the influence of opiates and alcohol. The habits only lessened once becoming a proper courtesan, though this meant an uncomfortable length of sobriety.