The reason Napoleon continued his trysts with those opera stars so openly was perhaps that Josephine had gone to Plombières in Bordeaux to soak in the hot springs starting in June.
Each year, Hera, queen of the gods, bathed in the Fountain of Youth to wash away her age. No such thing existed in the mortal world, yet women still hoped that somewhere in this vast, unknown world there was such a magical spring. So they funded expeditions to search for the legendary Fountain of Youth.
Josephine had originally wanted to go to Britain to see the roses, but Georgiana made her lose all desire to visit that country. As for Germany, where she had planned to go, she could no longer go there for some reason.
Hot-spring therapy originated in Belgium, and all sorts of spa resorts were very popular in Germany. After a bath, applying fragrant essential oils made the whole body relax.
She could not stop herself from recalling the time she had applied olive oil to someone in the bathhouse at the Grand Trianon.
Strangely enough, she felt no desire at all now. Perhaps it was because she was discussing astrology with Chamoro.
With mutual understanding, neither of them mentioned that prophecy concerning the "prince."
Many Royalist nobles were hidden among Bordeaux's vineyards. Josephine might see a few old friends while soaking in the hot springs there. They might still be wholeheartedly waiting for that "Bourbon prince."
Olive oil held an important place in various religious rituals throughout the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and anointing was itself a sacred rite.
Georgiana planned to brew some oily potions and apply them to the Mamluks. That would give it a sense of "ceremony." After all, she knew Amortentia worked on Muggles; she simply did not know what