85th of Winter, 513 AV
Stefan didn’t mind doing odd jobs, as long as he could get some extra coin, but in his life, he never did this kind of work. A musician, a thief, a sailor, an advisor occasionally, that’s the type of things that he was used to do.
But he never thought that he will end up as the escort of an important woman.
Just the day before, Stefan was told about the job by Silka; a Konti named Kavala requested company from a young man, and for some reason, Silka had chosen him... maybe he was getting promoted, or something like that? He couldn’t be sure, as she didn’t told him many details, but the instructions where simple.
She was going to accompany that woman and do what she tells him to do, without exceptions. When Stefan asked, jokingly, what he would do if she requested him to jump off the waterfall, Silka simply replied that he would have to ask first if she wanted him to jump naked or not. He didn’t inquire any further and just listened to the instructions.
He must make sure that she the best day of her life, or at least a really good day. But most important, and Silka couldn’t stress that enough: Stefan was to make sure that she feels loved. Again, Stefan didn’t receive many details, but it seemed really important, almost like Silka talked about Kavala with respect. It meant serious business, apparently.
He considered it for a moment. Stefan understood that the Curtain didn’t have to pay him: it was a matter of the client to pay as she sees fit, so he must better do a good job. Now it was only due for Stefan to decide.
Spent the whole day with a woman he didn’t even knew, do the best to cheer her up, make feel important, and then probably get paid.
It goes without saying that he agreed almost immediately.
So he prepared himself for the day early in the morning. First, and following Silka’s advice, he took his map and went towards the Moonstone Bathhouse, to take a proper bath. It took a little too long, but it was relaxing, and in the end, Stefan ended up perfectly clean and fresh. After that, he returned to the Curtain, where Madame Silka was waiting for him. She knew a thing or two about cosmetology, so she personally helped Stefan with that. He preferred to keep it simple, though, so it the treatment consisted only some perfume and fixing his hair properly.
Now the issue was the clothing... it was true that Stefan only had some light clothes, but these were far from appropriate, so he ended up asking to borrow some of them for the Curtain itself. He ended up with a light, blue shirt and flowing pants of purple colour, and also an elegant, dark coat. It was to extravagant for his taste, but at least it will help him to get warm. Still, he was almost sure that it were women clothes... the fact that they fitted him perfectly was concerning.
And now, it was a matter of waiting. He sat down on one of the tables, facing the door of the premises. Since it was early in the day, around the 11th Bell, and there weren’t any men around except for the Akalak bouncers, it would not be hard to spot him. So he waited there, with his new, fancy clothes and the fresh feeling of the perfume.