"...It's not a woman. It's a ba, sexless. There was a fashion of making ba hairless some years ago. My name is Linyabel Miriat, although I doubt you'll have ever heard of me before. The Handmaiden sent me and is listening in on this conversation. And I do not think you will be able to find very much information about the 'sparkly stick' by yourself, although perhaps I underestimate what resources are available outside of my typical spheres..."