The merchant lord was grinning as Mia left herself uncovered, or perhaps that she obeyed without question.<br/>"Very good. As for your fulfilling your duties, on such occasions the guests will be in a common hall, mingling and exchanging pleasantries. The entrances and exits are guarded and if...performances are required, the guests watch from behind a table, seated." he motioned towards his own low table with the sitting cushions by it. "It is unlikely that there will be a direct attempt at my life, not out in the open for witnesses to see. If an assassination were to be made, it might be more subtle, through poison or silent means, requiring my isolation from the common area. An exchange of wine cups for example, or someone offering to show off their own escort's services to me. I believe playing a jealous lover would be a forgivable scene to keep female assassins from me. As for the case in the host requests your performance or other favors, you must comply or have an acceptable excuse, such as being marked by myself and forbidden from any other man."<br/><br/>Mia only managed the briefest of glances towards Jaffar, needing to turn as he was invisibly outside her range of vision during the conversations. He didn't seem to react and soon Mia's attention was drawn towards the front again.<br/><br/>The doors of the room opened, and the man who left earlier was seen leading in a pair of beautiful women with sunkissed skin, wearing loose silk pants that looked like some exotic dancer's costume, a wide sash around the waist, and richly decorated bras with gold and jeweled ornaments. Both had veils on their heads, flowing with their long dark hair, and the clothing of both women was almost translucent or so loose a breeze could remove them. Much of their figures was visible as was the vague shape of their charms, leaving just little enough to the imagination to fuel the desires of men who looked upon them. Mia could see that both had tattoos over and beside their right breasts, the shape of which she recognized as the scorpion marking she saw so far. From what was visible on their skin that wasn't covered by their tops, Mia would have guessed the scorpion was coiling around the breast, its body resting either on the side or underneath, its raised tail painted along the curve and top of the feminine shape.<br/><br/>The two women hurried towards her, the man by the door closing it behind them. They carried various folded silks and materials, bowing briefly to Samir before getting started unfolding them trying to fit clothes of a similar fashion for Mia standing between the pair.<br/><br/>"Of course we'll need to get you dressed properly, the torn rag you came in is in a horrible state. I wish to see if you can perform even. You have great beauty my dear but one doesn't attend events like this with arm candy that doesn't do anything. For now let's see if we can wrap you in something that will drive my peers mad with jealousy, and draw eyes onto you." the scorpion chuckled.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Feel free to design a dress for Mia. It should be something along the style of an exotic/erotic dancer or belly dancer's outfit, or a 1001 nights/harem girl costume. It can come with a veil that obscures Mia's face or not, your choice.</div></div>