Lilibeth stood silently, only raising an incredulous eyebrow in response to 'Lynn's talk about rumours, and nodding respectfully at her statements about the value of information. She looked a little uncomfortable, as if wondering what other Business had occurred in this very room over the years, and then trying her very hardest not to think too hard about it.

As the exotic woman's hand ran across her cheek, Lilibeth's cheeks flamed up in a bright blush, which only intensified at her continued teasing and pats, the earthbender trying very hard not to think about what exactly "services" could entail. Although she might have ordinarily been a confident and powerful martial-artist, Lilibeth always had problems with becoming flustered when it came to her.. interest in women, and Lynn's teasing wasn't helping her at all. Not to mention, the surroundings themselves were very much out of her comfort zone.

"W-will coin d-do?" Lilibeth spoke up, after she had managed to reign in her blush a little, although her voice still wavered uncertainly, and the earthbender found herself unable to keep her eyes off the shapely, exotic woman before her, and her mischievous smile. As she spoke, she reached a hand into the pocket of her simple trousers to withdraw a small handful of golden coins, most of what remained after she'd given the rest to the twins in exchange for food and lodgings.

Lilibeth, who at this point had begun to drum her fingers on the bar as she awaited the arrival of someone to speak to for information, looked up for a moment in surprise as she was addressed.

Her expression of mild surprise became just a little more obvious as she took in the sight of the woman who sat beside her, although her gaze was both surprised and a little appreciative, the earthbender unable to keep her eyes from roaming briefly over the darker woman's shapely form. Still not as cute as Corelia, Lilibeth thought to herself, but she had an exotic and good-humoured air about her, which Lili couldn't deny was a little enticing.

Shaking her head to clear it of the thoughts that had sprung up upon the new arrival's arrival, Lilibeth tilted her head to eye her curiously, waiting until she had finished speaking to reply, her voice and expression a little more steady than it had been a moment ago.
"Nah, this is my first time here, and thanks for the advice, but I think I can take care of myself." Lili replied, voice only wavering a little, defending herself not being something Lili was really worried about.

"Oh.. well, actually, I'm here for some information. I need to know some things about a place called Lake Laogai." Lilibeth replied, her face blooming in a faint blush after she had deciphered what the new arrival was talking about by referring to something "personal." As tempting as that might be, she had to stay on track, all she needed from this place was information, and she hoped her new.. friend, would be able to help somehow in that respect.

Lilibeth ascended quickly, her lithe frame making its way to the rooftops of Ba-Sing-Se, in order to afford her a better view of the vast, sprawling city.

Although meeting the twins had been a welcome distraction, Lilibeth was an angry earthbender with a mission. She needed to find out why exactly the Dai-Li had been after her, although it clearly had something to do with her parents, a place called Lake Laogai, and something about her "not doing much thinking afterwards", or something.

Still, one thing was clear to the short-haired bender; she needed information on this Lake. If possible, its location. She had never heard of it before now, but she figured someone must know about it, and if there was one place in Ba-Sing-Se she was guaranteed to find information, it was The Viper Den.

Lilibeth was only a young woman, and although she could certainly appreciate an attractive body, be it male or (in particular) female, she didn't possess enough of a libido or taste for alcohol to have visited the Den before now.
She had heard a reasonably large amount about it, though, from her family's rather disgusting guards, and if it was as valuable a resource for those in need of rumours as claimed by said guards, then it could be essential in finding out what her family and the Dai Li were planning.

So, taking a deep breath, Lilibeth jumped from the city's rooftops and returned to the streets, heading unerringly downwards into the lower areas of the immense city, in search of the Den, and the information she hoped she would find within.

Do as you will? Sweet. Lilibeth didn't doubt that Catalin was protective of his little sister, and she figured he probably would have added a condition to stay away from his sister, had Lili been male. Not that Lili was a sleazy sort, she just wanted to get to know Corelia a little better.

"Okay. Uhh.. Do you mind if we don't do that Tonight, though? I gotta head out and do some investigating, in a bit." Lilibeth spoke up, standing and stretching as she did so, the relatively muscled woman ready to head out and look into this Lake Laogai, and what her family and the Dai Li had wanted from her.

Lili sat back quietly as Corelia and Catalin conversed, the earthbender content to rest without eavesdropping, respecting the privacy of her temporary hosts.

At the question, she opened her mouth to answer in the negative, only to pause as a rather intriguing thought came to her. With her family after her, she didn't have anywhere to stay right now, and she would really rather stay here, with Corelia, than in some fancypants hotel.

"Actually.. there is one thing.." Lili replied, carefully, a smile growing on her face as she realized what they could offer her in exchange. "If I'm honest with you, my family and I are currently having a.. dispute, and because of that I can't go home. Would it be okay for me to crash here for a few days, while I sort things out?" Lilibeth asked, grinning, the idea of spending more time with Corelia, and using this peaceful place as her safehouse, sounding Very appealing to the young earthbender.

Lili raised an eyebrow at this, Corelia's response provoking more questions than answers.
"Know what?" She added, even more confused now, in response to Corelia's question, scratching her head in clear puzzlement.

Lilibeth simply sat where she had been standing a moment ago, a look of devastation on her face at having so upset the two people who had been so kind to her.

As they whispered, Lilibeth sighed sadly, convinced she'd dealt them some kind of horrible insult without knowing it, and simply sat and waited for them to return, so she could apologize for.. whatever she did.

Lilibeth sat with surprising patience while Catalin worked, the normally fidgety and adventurous woman proving able to sit still long enough for the waterbender to finish his healing works.

"Woah, that actually Does feel a little better. Sorta.. kinda hard to tell any difference, really, but better safe than sorry, I guess!" Lilibeth commented as she stood, a wide grin on her face.

Without a moments more hesitation, she reached into her coin pouch, and, after taking a couple of golden coins out of it and storing them in her pockets, threw it to the bender who had healed her, grinning, and calling out: "Catch!"