<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/ysh7e8T.jpg)</div><br/><strong>“I did, didn't I?”</strong>The shifter said as her tail swished behind her quickly, almost denoting mild annoyance,<strong>“I suppose I did say exactly that.  You have me there.”</strong>She sighed dramatically, shoulders heaving which caused her large full chest to rise and fall beneath the 'almost' see through black chiffon and lace dress that clung to her form.  Then shrugging as if it didn't matter, she nodded her head and said,<strong>“I suppose since there are no paying customers to lose buisness too, it's fine.  As to what sort of test, it is one for Dawn and Dawn alone, as she seeks to train under mage Legerwin.  But since you both came into my establishment under that pretense, the results of the test shall affect you both.  If you agree to the test, I shall take Dawn into the private lounge for my girls, and introduce her to several of them.  Without using magic, and asking each one only a single question, Dawn must ascertain who mage Legerwin is.”</strong><br/><br/>Madam Kirin grinned, showing sharp canine teeth in a broad grin as she said,<strong>“If Dawn can correctly guess who it is that Belle has transmogrified herself into, then she has earned an apprenticeship.  Or if that is not desired, at least a fellow peer that is willing to trust her.”</strong>That feline grin widened as she added,<strong>“However if Dawn guesses incorrectly, you two work for me for one night for no profit.  I take full cut of any coin you make the night you are both here, from dusk till dawn.  Likewise, if she does not guess correctly, you may come back another day after you've worked your shift for me, and try again, under the same terms.  Does such an test sound agreeable to you both?”</strong><br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><em>OOC = the following below this line only happens if they both agree to the rules of the test.</em><br/><hr/><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/xLJyFuR.jpg)</div><br/>Madam Kirin nodded at the women then gestured to the still slightly panting Dawn and crooked her finger.<strong>“This way then my lovely, you'll have to do this alone.”</strong>With that she turned and strode towards the archway that lead out of the room, leaving Dawn little choice but to hustle to gather herself and clothing and catch up to the sultry shifter.<br/><br/>As Stephanie and Lady Jinn watched the duo leave, the paladin turned to the buxom blonde rogue and said,<strong>“We could always continue our prayers while we wait for your sister to return.”</strong>The smile on the paladin's face seemed to indicate that she knew the blonde had been left mostly out of the last round of prayers that had focused on Dawn.  Something she was quite willing to correct.<br/><br/>Madam Kirin, with Dawn catching up to her quickly, pushed through heavy velvet drapes in the back of the lounge and lead Dawn through a hallway and said,<strong>“Miss Legerwin assumes you have magical talent, otherwise you wouldn't be here seeking her out.  But she wants to see if you have wisdom and insight to match your intellect.  So the test is not simply to pick the woman she has transmogrified herself into, but in how you go about figuring it out.  Asking each woman 'are you Belle' would be a good way to get her to shut down and lose all interest in you.”</strong><br/><br/>She pushed open a door to a room that was obviously a communal eating area and Dawn was treated to the sight of seven women sitting around, most holding or drinking from cups and looking rather bleary eyed as if they'd just woken up.  Their states of dress, or more specifically undress, spoke of sleep wear and it was quite obvious that these were prostitutes that had been roused by Madam Kirin to partake in this test.  The shifter snapped her fingers and the women set their cups down and stood up, forming a rough line as they stifled more yawns and stretched.  Madam Kirin gestured to each in turn and introduced them each in turn.<br/><br/>The first a rather lithe and angular woman with a rather severe look on her face that matched her crimson hair whom she introduced as Anni.  The next was a stout yet soft and feminine looking dwarven woman whose short blonde hair was still rather mussed from a night of sleep who was introduced as Omto, though Dawn had the feeling that might be a nickname or shortened version of a longer name.  The next was a dusky skinned human woman who had grey tattoos curling around her tight that matched the skin tight garment she was wearing.  She nodded her head and introduced herself as Karma, and seemed like the only one of the women who actually was fully awake out of the group.  The next was a beautiful half elven woman who looked almost like she could be from the same villiage as Dawn and Stephanie.  Long blond tresses and a curvy buxom form, she was certainly quite attractive as she stretched langoriously.  Madam Kirin introduced her as Jenna, and she smiled sleepily at the fellow half elf, choosing to say nothing.  The next was a petite gnomish woman with purple hair and rather bold makeup on her face.  'Gana' as Madam Kirin introduced her as was the least dressed of the group, with only a see through silken thong that showed off the tight folds of her tiny sex.  The next was another shifter, like Madam Kirin.  Though Arianna, as she was introduced as, was much more human in look then Kirin.  Only the feline ears, long tail, fingers tipped with claws, and slitted cat eyes denoted her non human race.  The last was a third human woman who couldn't stop yawning.  As she ran a hand through ruffled hair dyed a vibrant blue, thematically similar to the makeup and gown she wore, Kirin introduced Nivia.<br/><br/>Madam Kirin turned to Dawn and said,<strong>"You may ask each of these women one question, after which, you will tell me who it is that mage Legerwin took the form of.  You'll get one guess.  Guess incorrectly and you and Stephanie owe me a night of work.  But it's not too late to back out now if you're afraid of the consequences."</strong>The smirk on Madam Kirin's face said even that statement and Dawn's reaction to it, might be a part of the test.