âWait, you got me confused now.â Cal stopped and looked her over. âYouâve a virgin? But I thought you just said youâve paid for company before.â Cal successfully ignored the looks and calls Masako drew from people who passed by. âAnd youâre right; this is a city for people with money.â The comment reminded him that his current income relied on getting her back to Etana. He turned and started walking again. âOf for people like me, who get paid to either protect the people with money, or do jobs that they are unwilling or unable to do themselves.â He smiled. âTaking a ship here though didnât cost me a single coin. I worked for my passage.â He chuckled. âIt was fun at times. I got to cross swords with a number of pirates; some of them were damn good fighters.â He ran his fingers through his hair and looked off ahead into the distance. âSeems like that was a whole different lifetime now. I hardly remember what it was like before I came hereâ¦â He trailed off, lost in thought for a moment before snapping back to reality and looking over to Masako again. âYou donât seem overly proud to me, so Iâm not sure about having to learn humility. What do you mean by approaching you the wrong way?â