Wei held eye contact with Li as he began his tale.  She had yet to be formally introduced to Madame Shu and circumstances had been such that she had not pressed, nor had the woman offered though she had taken charge of the bandits well enough.  The effect of Quiyie announcing her true nature had certainly put a halt to all normal events.<br/><br/>When Li's hand covered hers she felt a flash of embarrassment over the calluses and roughness of her hands, before pushing it away as foolish.  As he continued on the thought fled entirely, and she felt the brush of fate and chance on the back of her neck as he explained her remarkable resemblance to the woman Madame Shu.<br/><br/>She waited until he had finished before raising her own glass and sipping the brandy thoughtfully, rolling it on her tongue while recent events clarified in her mind.  She squeezed his hand slightly.<br/><br/>"But Li, this... it is a remarkable happening, meeting you," she flushed slightly then carried on, "this society of murderers has already found me!"  She warmed at the look of concern that fell on his face and carried on.<br/><br/>"For not too long ago I was set upon by a group of brigands who had seemed to mistake me for someone else, and they expected me to be with others, asked where they were."  Her eyes flashed as she remembered the scene, the darkness, the seemingly drunken approach of the men  and their mockery of her dress.  She'd been verbally disabusing them when she'd felt the first rush of air from behind warning her of a coward's attack, his head severed as she'd spun around quickly swords already flashing.  Her disdain at being attacked thusly by not one coward, but several.<br/><br/>"I fought them all, sending the one who initiated the attack to his ancestors."  She noted the quirk of his dark eyebrows and explained, "He came from behind, my options were limited."  Sipping again she pondered the situation.  "They seemed surprised I fought back at all, angry and mocking for some purpose they did not say. And indeed," she laughed richly, "they called me My Lady, and surprised indeed to find I am anything but!"