Picked up by slave-traders at a young age when she was separated from her mother, Mei spent her childhood as the pet of a daughter to a wealthy family. Mei was often disobedient and unruly at first but soon adjusted her attitude when her 'owner' treated her with great care-even treating her akin to a sister. This did not last very long; foul play caused the estate to go up in flames along with the wealthy daughter's lives. Mei and she separated when the girl's relatives divvied the fortune among themselves like vultures and threw the girl into an orphanage-Mei herself was thrown to the streets where she grew up as a career-thief. She and her previous owner do not meet again until several years pass by...