Yuri had known of Ciara's desires to open up the same kind of business among the Drow as she had set up in their old world up on the surface.  With her old connections above and any new ones she would be able to build below the surface could make Ciara a powerful player in both worlds.  What surprised Yuri was Ciara's show of wealth at nearly the start of their adventure.  And though she herself had no real use for the two vials that had been shown to the magistrate Yuri was well aware of what they were and what some of their uses were.<br/><br/>If it was not for her well disciplined mind from years of physical training and the years of study in the use of Shadow magic she might have laughed out loud at the magistrates suggestion that all of them were Ciara's bodyguards.  Out of all the companions only 3 of them might have the inclination or have been approached by Ciara herself with such an idea.  Those three being Hannibal, Kamilsa and herself.  Of all the companions Hannibal and Yuri shared somewhat of the same mind set in that the were both of a warrior class.  His path taking him more towards the highly trained assassin.  Her training to becoming a great sword maiden.  If any of them were one of Ciara's guardians Hannibal was a very likely candidate.<br/><br/>The blood mage Kamilsa was also a good candidate for the simple fact that she had been known at least among certain people to have worked with and for Ciara in the past.  Yuri was aware of this fact because she had worked with the Blood Mage on several occations taking care of some highly sensitive business for Ciara.  Kamilsa along with Hannibal and Ciara herself were the only ones of the group Yuri truly trusted and felt the most comfortable with.  Not that there was anything particularly wrong with their other two companions Irena or Kaelia it was just a matter of the fact that so very little was known of either of them.  Kaelia a Shadow Mage of such a high degree that the woman seemed to be more of Shadow than a living being herself was also very quiet and introverted fully focused on her craft and perhaps herself tho that could not be proven either way only speculated.  Other than the fact that Irena was a Psion Mage with as much talent as the other two mages in the group Yuri knew very little else of her.<br/><br/>Of all of the group as far as she knew Yuri was the only hired personal body guard for Ciara.  Yuri had worked long and hard to earn Ciara trust performing more and more critical missions until she had won her current position.  In a sense Yuri's fate was tied to Ciara's in that where her employer and friend went so would Yuri.  Of course their paths to becoming Drow were likely to be different but for as long as it was possible and if they were not separated by fate then Yuri would stand by and with Ciara.<br/><br/>As far as the magistrates question Yuri held her peace.  She had said what needed to be said and felt no need to speak to this man more than was absolutely necessary.  He was acting his part of an arrogant condescending Drow but one day she would be Drow as well and by the very fact of her being a woman she would be his superior in all ways.  Being arrogant and condescending could be a double edged sword for both traits could easily lead to complacency which was a deadly weakness.  In her still human mind set there was a distinct possibility that once she was Drow she would show him where he could stick his condescending nature.