Sansa left the room, leaving the two of them alone.
She did not want Lynn to dislike her for being rude.
Only after Sansa had left did Liana raise her head.
Her clear blue eyes no longer held the adoration and affection she showed Joffrey, but undisguised ambition.
Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly, watching her with interest.
This unpolished gem he had discovered in a brothel seemed even more interesting than he had expected.
She was not just beautiful, but quick-witted too.
That made sense.
People at the bottom often suffered more than anyone else.
It was hard not to grow up quickly.
"Then what do you want?"
"I want a chance."
Liana's voice was steady and clear, every word firm and resolute.
"A chance to control my own fate."
"Gold Dragons can be spent. They can be stolen."
"Prince Joffrey's favor could disappear at any moment too."
"I want to learn."
She raised her head, looking at Lynn with burning eyes.
"To learn things that will keep others from trampling me underfoot, so I never have to crawl back into the gutter again."
Lynn smiled.
He admired intelligent women, and he admired intelligent women with ambition even more.
Liana understood her situation perfectly.
She was Joffrey's most treasured toy now, but every toy eventually lost its appeal.
Once Joffrey's fascination faded, once he found a new "true love"...
Then her fate as his "former lover" would probably be ten thousand times more miserable than her life in the brothel.
Liana had to find a real way out.
And Lynn, standing before her, was her only way out.
"You're very clever."
Lynn nodded.
"From today onward, you're not just Joffrey's woman. You're also my student."
"Joffrey is a mindless mad dog. He needs someone to think for him, to see