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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The mere thought of disguising herself as a High Elf so that she could openly walk around Cam was, in a word, ridiculous. So much so that the Drow openly scoffed at the idea of doing so. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4000">"No offense Lord Malak, but I'd die a thousand deaths before I dared disguise myself as one of <i>them</i>,"</span> Nekar said, the tone of her voice low and even. She was able to retain her calm on the surface, however, her cool was slowly slipping away from her. She had been, and would continue to be, polite to Malak. However, traces of her usual icy demeanor could be seen. Though it was well reflected in the way that her face seemed to freeze with a cold expression, it could primarily be seen her eyes. They lacked any trace of emotion what-so-ever.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4000">"Disguise yourself if you must, but I shall linger in the shadows. It is for the best that I am as far away from any of them as I could possibly be. I would hate it if we failed because I was unable to control myself,"</span> she added. Saying that helped her re-establish, in her mind, what their objective here was. Slaughter, though fun, was not why they were here. They were here because they needed to find the shard to return to the King of Darkness.<br/>
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Before stepping into the city, the assassin took a moment to calm herself. Once she was able to center her mind, her killing intent disappeared. Then, her presence slowly but surely faded as well. One by one, it all fell away until it was only possible for Malak to see and hear her. That was only because she was allowing him to do so.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4000"> "I won't be directly beside you in the city m'lord, but I shall be nearby. If, by some chance, they are able to pick up on your presence, know that my blade will not be so far that it cannot protect you."</span> The whole point of her being here with Malak was to keep harm from befalling him. Though entering Cam was a special situation, she would continue to protect his life.<br/>
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Malak had reason to feel at ease knowing this. Before becoming a Colonel in the Dark Army, Nekar served as a member of the Blackguard -one of the King's personal guards. She specialized in shadowing the King without being noticed, striking any enemy down from the shadow that dared even try to harm the King, and seemingly fading from existence at the drop of a pin. She was good, very good, at what she did. That was why she was in the position she was in now. The only reason she was not still a member of the Blackguard was because the King promoted her from their ranks.<br/>
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What little of the Drow that could be sensed faded away as she stepped through the hole that Malak created in the wall around the city. Sight, sound, smell, her killing intent, her aura, even the cool that lingered in the air around her body faded away. But as she said, she would remain close enough to Malak to protect him should anything happen.[/list:u][/list:u]</li>
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