Despite the silent turmoil amongst the Soot Wolves, the cogs of the machine didn't stop turning. When the big dark man entered the large sprawling city known as Arca, Capital of Kia's Court, the Wolves picked him out as interesting. He passed through the wall without incident, wandering seemingly aimlessly. He spoke to none of the folks he passed, and though he stood out for his tall stature, it was not rare to see exotic beings here. There were even a few Ravagers about, and they got more looks than this giant of a man. A Shadow Wolf was assigned to tail the man, and glean whatever information she could. As she followed, the sky grew dark with rain clouds, and eventually a downpour began. The large man seemed confused, but his face was hard to read. Soon the large man turned into a bakery, the one that Alko regularly ordered custard filled pastries from. It was run by Livairi de l'Aruli. She was apparently very talented. As she watched the man walk into the bakery, the Shadow noticed a Scavenger Wolf she recognized standing under an overhang nearby, and went to see what he was up to.
"Hey Terick," she whispered quietly to her fellow Wolf, "what are you up to?"
"Hi Malin," Terick replied without taking his eyes from the bakery, "my intended mark went in there."
"Is that right," Malin peered through the rain to see the woman in the silk dress standing near the counter, "who are you on today."
"It's Vivian Piara," the Scavenger informed her, "she practically gives all her money away, so I thought I might just volunteer for a five finger charity."
Malin chuckled at his comment, which was especially funny, since Terick was missing a finger. The two Soot Wolves stood together beneath the overhang, watching the bakery, chatting about the trouble in the Blood Wolves. Nothing in Arca escaped the eyes of the Soot Wolves.
