Hearing the familiar strain of his own language, Shen smiled, and spoke back.<br/><br/>"Lianghao, xiaomei.  Ni hao ma?"<br/><br/>Underneath, though, the appearance of the monkey had sent him into a half-frenzy.<br/><br/><em>A monkey...it can't be!  <strong>IT CAN'T BE!</strong>  Does Most Honorable Father <strong>truly</strong> expect me to work his one of...one of...HIS children?!<br/><br/>Calm now, calm.  No sense in worrying too much over it...while they are difficult by nature, they have their uses...especially if directed by one such as myself.</em><br/><br/>