Ithi'ka studies the other woman for a reaction to the spell, certain that the changeling had to know what was coming, and trying to gauge its reaction.  Reading its face is like seeking an emotional response from a statue, but within her own mind the drow constructs details and responses that<i>should</i>be... what was it that Nightshade did to earn itsenmity?  Was it simply greed that turned it, or some deeper-seated fear-- some desperate need for self-preservation?<br/><br/>She moves her queen's pawn one square in response, showing what looks to be a timid opening, unwilling to challenge the center of the board.