Drake hadn't known that Mouse was stupid enough to have been followed, but, upon further examination of the area, he'd found a girl hiding in the shadows. She seemed to be waiting for someone. Drake, taking advantage of his ability to become completely unnoticed, walked closer to where she was hiding. Sure enough, the second she saw Mouse, she began to tail him. Drake was furious. How could such a fool have risen so high in one of his factions? His eyes flashed with anger, looking more like pools of molten gold now. He would deal with Mouse later. Now he was merely interested in seeing what the girl was up to. If someone had managed to infiltrate without Mouse knowing, Drake was going to have to take a personal hand in putting his Paris operations right. A problem that would set his plans back for decades. He did not want it to come to that. He would have to see what she knew. And soon. Mouse had noticed her. He was sure of it now. Mouse was walking along as though he didn't know a thing, but the slight change in his gait and step suggested otherwise. Mouse was not a stupid man. He was simply a very underestimatable one. Drake followed them for a short time, not bothering to hide himself. There was no way they'd know he was there anyway. And when they reached a particularly shady area of town, one that was home to Drake's biggest ware house, he decided to act. He couldn't afford to let this go any farther than it already had.<br/><br/>He withdrew his power from the girl, making his presence noticeable only to her. Then he strode towards her, his expression one of cold, calculating intellect.<br/>"What business do you have following Shadow's man Girl? It's not safe to meddle in things that don't concern you."<br/>He slipped his left hand into his pocket, grasping the hilt of the dagger he kept there. He didn't know what this girl was capable of, but it wasn't likely that she could take the poison he'd coated the blade with without some kind of trouble. Drake was nothing if not cautious when in a dangerous situation. He'd had plenty of practice doing so after all. Almost a century in fact. And he wasn't about to let his guard down with this girl. No matter how innocent or otherwise she may be.<br/>"Why are you following him? Speak and I might let you live for now."