Fiona blinked in shock at the venom in the way that Zara warned her away from Anel; she had only been trying to be nice. The look in the other woman's eyes had her taking a step back slightly, though that meant she was up against one of the posts of the gazebo with no where to go. People didn't look at her the way that Zara was now, she didn't know how to handle it and she trembled slightly, blue green eyes going wide at the order that still had her going still automatically in obedience. Her throat worked with nerves and her hands clenched a touch in her skirts. Zara had no care for her personal space, and she could smell brandy and the musk of sex lingering around the dark haired beauty.<br/><br/>It was far different from Fi's light violet scent, and that of old books. The smile made her shiver a touch, her lips parting to answer the question only to have nothing to offer. She didn't only take married men to bed; she had female clients and single men as well but the protest seemed incapable of being voiced.<br/><br/>Nothing. Were they really nothing?<br/><br/>Her eyes flashed with a spark of temper, something that normally was missing in the 'easy going' girl's personality, her chin lifting a touch and lips compressed before she spoke in a slightly clipped voice. "We are not nothing Zara; we provide a service, a valuable one, we provide haven and escape to those who need it. Master Ryan wouldn't choose just anyone to work in the Teahouse, you know that best of all of us don't you? I have not tried to fool anyone, I am simply living my life the best way I know how. My father wouldn't think less of me for my choices, he raised me to make them and I have."<br/><br/>She wavered a bit when speaking of her father, hoping that it would be true, unable to keep from wondering what her mother would make of her life now. But no, she was happy, she did help others. Lady Stanbury was one example, and her William had been another. Tears glimmered, though they didn't fall, in her eyes as she wished her 'white knight' had truly carried her off from the Teahouse for the first time in months now.