[Kaliko]

Blaze gave her the Yin Long 101 again. Long was Sheng's bodyguard. Sheng's father was the head of one of the top families. But he died when Sheng was younger. But as soon as Sheng had his son, it was believed that the Chiou family might be accepted back in as one of the top families with Sheng at the head. But there was some speculation as to whether that would actually happen or not since Sheng had taken so many risky moves, politically and otherwise, along his way to prove himself. One of these moves involved marrying Ling Ko, Long's twin sister. A few years back, Long's rather public announcement of his orientation had knocked the entire Ko family down the Yin Long pecking order quite a few pegs. Sheng marrying Ling returned most of their previous status even though the entire family, especially Long, continues to get heat for taking a stand all those years ago and trying to change the older mindset of the most powerful families. Your orientation didn't matter to the Yin Long - unless your family had a vital part to play in the grander scheme and the bloodline was expected to continue as unaffected as possible. And the Ko family was known for their genetic manipulation.

But in the end, Sheng knew most of what was going on inside the Yin Long. And Long hardly ever left his side. If it was Long at the bar last night, it was extremely out of character for him. But it would be an interesting opportunity if they could figure out how to work it to their advantage.