Luna squirmed under Imperia's glare as she thought.
"I would need to..."
Then the full weight of the Gu'Shedal's words hit her. How did he know she came here with her mother? Did he recognise the name? He didn't show any reaction to it. Maybe he recognised her from that wretched portrait - the one where she looked about seven years old, holding a sword and wearing a leather corset she was certain was two sizes too tight. But then, wouldn't he know her name, or recognise her face? She hadn't told him he was a noble, just that she was from Torin, which could mean she was the daughter of a chief or warrior. Based on her skin and face, most people would guess she was Kasai, so that seemed more likely. Regardless, it seemed more likely that she would show up with her father rather than her mother. So why did he say Mother?

Oh gods... Had he mistaken her for a whore? She didn't think she looked tartly and by Torin standards she looked fine, but here it might be different. Wearing sleeveless dresses or knee-length skirts might be considered immodest here. To think, she had spent all that time getting her hair into that spiral-pigtail everyone found cute and picking a dress only to end up looking like a tart! The more she thought about it, the more it made sense - being asked to go with him someplace private, politely ignoring the fact she walked right into him, asking her to stay, telling whosherface not to yell at her. Maybe Mother was code for pimp, or was a hooker he frequently went with. Maybe prostitution was a family business, so daughters followed their mothers. Maybe he wanted them both.

But what about the age limits? She wasn't technically allowed - she had to wait for her first blood going by Torin laws. And even though she was abroad, she followed her own laws, always.

Panic and embarrassment once again took centre stage on Luna's face. Without thinking, she backed away from Mundir a couple of steps, her gaze firmly watching him. She was scared of him, and there was no hiding it.

"Sir" she began "Why can we not talk here?"