Previously: He sat down on the stool as she started to doze back off. He kissed her forehead as if it was the most natural thing in the world to him. After she had fallen back asleep, he went over to the bed they set up for him and laid down. He looked over at Ziwu and smiled a bit before falling asleep.
The next morning, Ziwu woke up to the maid opening the drapes on the window. She looked on the side of her and saw that Jacob was still asleep. She used her magic to send him to the guest room across the hall and made the extra bed vanish.
"Xiaojiu!" Ziwu called out.
She came running into the room and started searching through her closet. She took out Ziwu's favorite hanfu dress and started to undress her.
"Muyan," Ziwu said.
"Yes ma'am." the maid by the window answered.
Ziwu made a bundle of clothes appear in her hands and gave them to her.
"Give these to Jacob when he wakes up." She said.
"Yes ma'am," Muyan said.
Meanwhile, in the guest room, Jacob woke up to see a young man close to his age bring in a large water bowl. He set the bowl on a table in the room.
"Good morning, Mr. Black." He said.
"Morning," Jacob said.
Jacob exited the bed and walked over to the table where the bowl had been placed. He scooped some water out of the bowl and washed his face.
'What's your name?" Jacob asked.
"Chaoxiang." He said as he gave Jacob a white handtowel.
"Okay. Well, you can just call me Jacob." He said.
"Yes sir," Chaoxiang said.
Chaoxiang went over to the end of the bed and picked up some clothes.
"My lady had these made for you." He said setting the clothes on the table.
Jacob picked up the clothes to see some traditional Chinese clothing that was made for a man. Chaoxiang started helping him put on the clothes. He held out his arms as he put the clothes on him. Meanwhile, Xiaojiu was helping Ziwu into her clothes. Her hanfu was red white and light blue. There was a picture of two swans on the chest of her hanfu with two large red roses on their backs. Red roses were stitched on the wide ends of her sleeves and red ribbons hanging from the sash tied around her waist. She walked over to her vanity and let Xiaojiu do her hair. As she was getting her hair done, Jacob walked out of the guest room in the clothes she had made for him. He walked to her room to see her maid putting up her hair with a white hair stick that had red blossoms on it. Ziwu looked in her mirror to see Jacob in the doorway in the clothes she gave him.
"Jacob," Ziwu said.
He walked over to her dressed handsomely in the black men's hanfu she gave him. Ziwu put her silver tiara on her head before putting her wolf necklace around her neck. He held out his hand and helped her up.
"You look good," Ziwu said.
"Thank you," Jacob said.
"I think you are missing something," Ziwu said.
"What?" He asked.
Ziwu walked around him a bit and got an idea. She snapped her fingers and his hair grew out to what it used to be before he cut it. Jacob looked in the mirror to see his hair grow out. She had him sit down in front of her mirror and she pulled back some of his hair. She used a black clip to hold his hair in place letting his hair hang down his back.
"That's better," Ziwu said.
"Thanks," Jacob said. "I think."
Jacob got up and they went downstairs to eat. Mr. Xue and the other servants set out the breakfast dishes in the kitchen. He set out the settings for Ziwu and Jacob as he heard footsteps on the stairs. He turned toward the dining hall door to see Jacob and Ziwu walk hand in hand.
"Good Morning my lady." Mr. Xue said.
"Morning," Ziwu said.
She and Jacob sat down and started putting food in their bowls to eat. As they were eating one of the servants came in the room carrying a note and walked over to Mr. Xue. He whispered something to him as he gave him the note.
"Thank you. You may leave." Mr. Xue said. "One of the servants met a wolf this morning in the woods. They sent a message from the Chief of the tribe." He said giving the letter to Jacob.
Jacob wiped his mouth with his napkin and opened the message.
It said:
~Jacob,
I have discussed things with the tribe elders
and they want to meet in the meeting hall at
10:30 am. Make sure ZIwu and Mr. Xue are there
on time.
~Billy Black~
"Mr. Xue? Have you made contact with your master?" Jacob asked.
"I talked to him last night. He said he was more than fine with me telling your tribe all about our people." Mr. Xue said.
"Good," Jacob said. "My father has set up a meeting with the elders at 10:30 am this morning." He said.
"We will be sure to be there on time," Ziwu said.
