“None taken,†Rhea said with a sigh, eyes glazing over as she carefully lifted the fan, carefully holding it in the beginning pose. Her grip betrayed her words; they instinctively knew where to place themselves, unlike the clumsy imitations of the high born noble woman or the fashionably elite. “It just kind of funny. I have been here so long, and yet no one can believe one of my kind can be a merchant of wares, not of flesh and pleasure, that’s all.†She rumbled mirthlessly.
Her ears twitched as she heard the ‘false’ name, a sad smile on her face. “He has returned to the lands from which he came. The threat is gone, hunted down by a very angry pair of crazed dogs, at least for now. As for us, no, merely a yearly inventory of stock, to see what we could sell and clear out or reuse.†Her hands motioned to the two clear pile ups. Lifting the fan over her head, she draped it over her head, the other hand moving to gather the long silk trail over her head so that the cloth would not drag across the floor.
Her ears twitched as she heard the ‘false’ name, a sad smile on her face. “He has returned to the lands from which he came. The threat is gone, hunted down by a very angry pair of crazed dogs, at least for now. As for us, no, merely a yearly inventory of stock, to see what we could sell and clear out or reuse.†Her hands motioned to the two clear pile ups. Lifting the fan over her head, she draped it over her head, the other hand moving to gather the long silk trail over her head so that the cloth would not drag across the floor.
