@MagyarWell, here she was. Back in this hellhole again.
She supposed she only had herself to blame- every other bar in Zantaric had essentially given her a lifetime ban for "causing trouble". Della snorted as she approached the door to opened it a crack to peek into the noisy establishment.
"I'm not getting paid enough for this," she grumbled to herself as she slipped inside. Her eyes flicked around, searching for the woman her contact had said she'd meet here.
It wasn't hard to find her. The rather elegant creature had draped herself over a cushioned seat in the back of the main room, next to a door that probably led to some rooms for rent. Her hair was fiery red, long nails painted black as they tapped against the very out of place glass of wine in front of her.
It was the necklace that gave her away though, a gold pendant with a large sapphire set in the center, cut in the shape of a star. Exactly what she'd been told to look for.
Ducking her head and making sure her horns were hidden under the hood of her cloak, Della approached the woman and cleared her throat politely.
"Ah." Her newest employer looked up with a winning smile. "You are Deloria, I take it?"
Della nodded, but kept silent.
"Please, sit down. I order some meals, I hope you don't mind." She took her seat as the woman extended a hand to her. "My name is Solaria Vaharis-"
"Yes, I know." Della shook her hand but quickly retreated back under her cloak. "Forgive me, ma'am, but I'm not much of one for small talk. I find these things work best if you give me my job and I do it."
To her surprise, Solaria laughed. "Well, right to the point then. I like that." She clasped her hands together and rested her chin on top of them with a small, playful sort of smile. Della felt an instinctive wariness creep up her spine. "Unfortunately, I'd rather wait until our full party is here before we get in the details of this particular...assignment."
Her eyebrows crept up. "Full party?"