<strong>"And thank goodness. I'm rather fond of the head on my shoulders." </strong><br/><br/>Neither of the sisters, so entranced in their conversation, had noticed her arrive, but she was there none the less, standing on the other side of the bars, arms crossed, looking down at the sisters with an inquisitive, curious smile. She was a beauty, that much was certain, with deep, crimson eyes, toned dark skin, and slender, runners build that suggested she was one to keep herself in shape, while her hair was as black as the night itself, and tied in a pleasant bun, with a few errant hairs flickering over on eye. Her clothing was difficult to make out, she wore a heavy cloak, for while they where in the south, the cell was a bit dank and cold. Some jewelry adorned one ear, a simple gold stud, but aside from that she was rather unadorned, willing to let her natural loveliness speak for her, in that regard.<br/><br/>What was perhaps most surprising, was that they did not recognize her. Most people, in Gem, who could afford to purchase two recently exalted Dragon Blooded, would be rather prolific, one would think.<br/><br/><strong>"I'm afraid rescue for you is an unlikely in this case. You may call me Lady, or Mistress Xia, as you prefer. I will be your new Mistress for the foreseeable future." </strong>