Madame Shu's eyes widened in surprise as Jiao Jie explained who awaited downstairs. "That is .. remarkable." she said, her voice strangely subdued. "Though I must confess I'm quite curious to see who this other woman is. I'm fairly certain my father would have made some mention of a twin stolen at birth, had such a thing happened." she said smiling. "We will come down shortly though. I should mention this first to Feng. You are correct though .. we owe her at least a warning of possible trouble ahead, if she is going that way. It would not be right to do otherwise."<br/><br/>Meanwhile, downstairs, the inn had grown quieter as Wu unfolded his tale, the guests listening, and the musician adding soft notes to enhance the impact of the story. Even the innkeeper himself had paused to listen ... at least til one of the windows blew open, a gust of wind and rain sweeping through the room and plunging most of it into darkness as candles blew out. One of the serving maids gave a startled shriek, followed by nervous laughter at her own fright.<br/><br/>The young swordsman also started from his table, his sword drawn and his face pale in what remains of the rooms light. The innkeeper scurried about, relighting candles and trying to settle everyone back down again.