After a moment, a random Hunter hopped up from his seat, declaring he would obtain the requested drink. A minute or so later and he returned, handing a cool glass of water to Ayl, stepping back to his seat after a nod of thanks from the elder Hunter. He made short work of the beverage, exhaling in satisfaction as he set the glass down on an empty spot in front of him.<br/><br/>He waited a short time, expecting people to rush forward with questions. When none came, he decided to take a look around. The faces of the people gathered had an incredible range of expression; some clearly impressed, others terrified. If there was an emotion the human face could portray, it would likely be found inside that room. He was almost certain they were holding questions back rather than simply having no questions to begin with. "The lizard was the most interesting one here," he sighed.<br/><br/>-----------------------------------------<br/><br/>A slow, almost sardonic clap rung through the air as Gabriel approached the entrance to the Silencer's lair, followed by the source of the noise stepping out from behind the wall that was previously concealing it.<br/><br/>Standing at 5'4", the figure<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>female; though at a distance, it would be easy to confuse her for a rather short, exceedingly slender man. She was notably flat in both chest and waist, and her clothing choice did little to mask it, though she certainly sounded and appeared feminine aside from that. Her top was covered in a dangerously low-cut, transparent black overshirt with incredibly loose sleeves, along with a white tanktop under it, that cut off just below her stomach. On her legs were loose, pocketless black slacks, and a pair of white tennis shoes. Her large, piercing yellow eyes were the only thing distracting from the wicked, toothed grin on her face, as she wore no facial accessories of any sort. Reaching mid-way down her back, her hair fell naturally and straight, though the color of it was anything but. The right side was solid black, just a shade darker than what would seem normal, and the left was pure white, like that of an angel's feather; just one of the many eccentricities of the woman that stood now before her fellow Silencer.<br/><br/>"Nicely done, Gabriel!" spoke Merle, her high, lilting tone only adding to the mockery her words conveyed. "I knew it would be interesting if I followed you with my pet, but I never expected it to end up like that!" she said with a giggle, ceasing her clapping and holding a bent arm out while the other dropped back to her side. Only a few moments later, on that same outstretched arm, a crow fluttered down from seemingly out of nowhere, perching itself upon her wrist and cawing almost tauntingly at Gabriel. This crow shared surprisingly similar characteristics with the girl; its feathers were in alternating shades of black and white, and its eyes were the same, bright yellow. "Coronis says you did a<span style="font-style: italic">wonderful job,</span>" she added, her grin only widening as she scratched the underside of her pet's chin. "You could have used some of<span style="font-style: italic">my</span>daggers if you had only asked, they would have been much more effective than your little butter knives."