6 :Rise
thecapitalcityoflianwasabtlghubofactivity,filledwithrts,nobles,andonersallgogabouttheirdailylivestheairwasthickwiththestofexoticspidtheundoflivelychattersukie,hanfenglg,andiadetheirwaythroughthecrowdedstreets,theirheartsheavywiththeweightoftheirissiontheyhadsuessfullygatheredtellinceaboutthedarklord’spnsandnowofdawaytoshi
sukie’sdwasragwithpossibilitiestheyhadlearhatthedarklord’sneonwasbegstoredtheheavilyguardedpacettgcloseenoughtodestroyiouldreireacleverpnandfwlessexecutionastheywalked,sukie’seyesweredrawntoagrandbuildgadorhsilkbannersandtricatecarvgsiastheostfaobrotheliy,knownforitsbeautifulurtesansaravagantperforances
apoforsukie’sdsheturohanfenglg,hereyesfilledwithdeteratiotothepadithkiknowhowifigairytothebrothendbeeoheirurtesans,iightbeabletotclosetoohaesstothepace”
hanfenglg’seyeswidened“sukie,that’scrediblydanrothebrothelisfullofspiesandrantsifyou’redisvered…”
sukiepcedareassurghandonhisar“iknowit’srisky,butit’urbestcewedon’thavetitoeuithanotherpntrt,idothis”
hanfenglglookedtohereyes,seeierationandstrengthwiththehenoddedslowly,hisvoicefilledwithrelve“alright,we’lldoitbue’llstayclose,andifanythgg,we’lltyououtofthere”
sukiesiled,gratefulforhissupport“thankyouiproisei’llbecareful”
theyadetheirwaytothebrothel,andsukieapproachedtheentrahfidehedooran,aburlyanwithascarrunngdownhischeek,eyedherspicioly
“whatdoyouwant?”hegrowled
sukiestraightenedherposture,exudganairoffidendgrace“iseekeployntasaurtesani’veheardthisisthefiestablishntiy”
thedooranraisedaneyebrow,clearlytrigued“wedon’ttakejtanyoneyou’llhaveroveyourself”
sukienodded,hervoicesteady“iuandi’ready”
heledherside,whereshewastroduada,ashrewdwoanwithakeealenttheadalookedsukieupanddown,hergazepierg
“whydoyouwanttoworkhere?”sheasked,hertoical
sukiethergazewithoutflg“ihaveskillsthatuldbevaabletoyourestablishnti’fidentieayourostdisgts”
theada’seyesnarrowed,butshenodded“verywellyou’llhaveatrialperiodifyouipress,you’llstayifnot,you’reout”
sukieagreed,aragbegaelythedaysthatfollowedweregruelg,filledwithlesnsdance,idversationsukie’sdeterationneverwavered,andsheicklyprovedherselftobeafastlearheotherurtesans,itiallywaryofthenewer,begantowartoherastheysawherdedicationandskill
assheirsedherselfhernewrole,sukiekepthertrueissionattheforefrontofherdsheogairtofthebrothel’sostiialts,especiallythosewithestothepaesuchaslordowerfulnobleknownforhisextravaganttastesandclosetiestotheroyalfaily
thenightofherfirstperforancearrived,andsukiefeltaixtureofexcitentandnervesshedressedastunngsilkgown,herhairadorhdelicateflowersasshesteppedontothesta,theroofellsilent,alleyeheicbegan,andsukieovedgracefully,hereveryotioncaptivatgtheaudienceshedahapassionandelegahatlefteveryoneawe,herperforanceaperfectblendofbeautyandskill
aftertheperforance,lordroachedher,clearlyipressed“ynifit,”hesaid,hiseyesfilledwithadiration“i’veneverseensuchgradtalent”
sukiesiled,herheartpoundg“thankyou,ylordi’honor