Key to the Sky (RP. Please see OOC if wishing to join)

[ethuiliel]

Finally, as it neared dark, Calyniel got up, and went towards the palace, hoping she might find a crowd to mingle with for a while. She was in luck... there was a large group of Kishin women heading to the palace for some party. She joined them, unnoticed, and went with them into the palace. As she walked, she kept her ear open for gossip, hoping it might be important, but all she heard she already knew... Mostly they only spoke of Eladda's death. It took a lot of effort to keep her usually effortless carefree expression, and was even harder for her to smile and laugh when they seemed to expect her to.

As they continued to walk, she heard something that confirmed what she already expected. "I heard" she heard a women say quietly, conspiratorially, "that he wasn't the only spy, and that they think they'll catch his partner soon. What do you think?"

That was adressed at Calyniel, and for a moment she nearly panicked, but she managed to answer nonchalantly anyways. "I guess they will." She shrugged, as though she couldn't care less. "What difference does that make? It's not like he's endangering us any. He's just a spy. Why should you think the spy had a partner, anyways, and what makes you think the partner, if he does exist, would stay near here?"

"Where else should he go?"

"Anywhere! Everywhere!" said Calyniel, not wanting to give away anything.

Just then the movement of the crowd brought the two apart, and Calyniel nearly breathed a sigh of relief... that was close! She continued moving untill they got to the doors of the room in which the party was. She considered going in... after all, that was the way she usually spied... by listening to gosip and talk at parties and gatherings... it was amazing how revealing those things could be. But she sensed she wouldn't find out enough that way, and that her visions had shown the tunnels for a reason. She slipped out of the crowd, hopefully still unnoticed.