Oh, hell.
That was the first thing Selene Oberon thought after she had transformed back into a human. Just yesterday, Selene had turned into a mouse and jumped onto a trader's wagon, desperate to get out of Adela and away from any bounty hunters and whatever other authority figures knew about the break-in at the Phoebus Temple. She had been hoping that the trader was headed to the Yoreiq Isles, but apparently, this was the trader's stop.
I try to get away from danger and where do I end up? Thieves and Cutthroats R' Us! she thought irritably. Gods, she was going to kill Coira once she got her hands around her! Coira had to be the one who snitched the group out; she had, after all, mysteriously vanished just precious moment before the local law enforcement had suprised them.
I'm going to kill Coira Batale, thought the increasingly furious Selene. First I will strangle her. Then, I'll burn her. And once she's dead, I'll bring her back to life and I'll--- Selene stopped her tirade of revenge and sharp and pointy death, and took a deep breath. She needed to calm down before she went on a rampage. In this town, it was bound to get her into trouble.
The situation wasn't as bad as it seemed, Selene just had to think about it clearly. Yes, she was probably wanted for attempted theft and graverobbing, that was a problem. However, she was in Zantaric, which, as shady as it was, was outside the influence of Adela law enforcement. And just because the trader wasn't going any further didn't mean it was the end for Selene. She could turn back into a mouse again, hitch a ride on another wagon, and eventually reach Yoreiq Isles. There, she could recover, rethink her plans for the Phoebus Temple and---
Wait a minute--why rethink her plan from Yoreiq? She was in Zantaric, for crying out loud, there were plenty of thieves here! All she had to do was look around and find maybe two other individuals in the same profession as herself, see if they were trustworthy...
Trustworthy thieves, now there's an oxymoron! the little voice of reason in her head snapped. But Selene brushed it aside. She had a plan, one that could work at that. All that she needed were some partners in crime...