IC: Vlad / Library Another new guy, huh. Vlad didn't want to interrupt the conversation, though he might have had a couple things to say. Then, abruptly, Dissent departed. Well okay. "So... are ve movink on..?" he offered. "Zer Courtyard ist this vay..." He motioned in the correct direction. * * * IC: Lucid / Helkyrie's Room "I have indeed," Lucid replied, "and so has it finished with me." One's relationship with tea was reciprocal, after all. * * * IC: Jayar / Forest of Kaam Jayar, too, had noticed the shimmering interloper - and the odd lack of sound around it. Some power must be nullifying it, some ability or mask of stealth: it hoped to go unnoticed. It hadn't accounted for perfect Rahkshi night vision, though... Alternatively, could it be counting on them seeing it, and assuming that it meant not to be seen - was it distraction? "It's bad at stealth - maybe on purpose," he whispered back to Shield. "I'll check for others." Rather than fixate on the shadowy figure (the others were paying it attention), Jayar stepped back to scan the woods for other alien motions or sounds...