Shael cursed her luck for the hundredth time that day. Sure, it had enabled her to enter this room, but before she'd managed to retrieve the picture, the room had filled up with people. Sneaking out now would be impossible, and then the woman's words hit her with full force. She could see through Shael's luck. That wasn't... Well, clearly it *was* possible.<br/><br/>She started guiltily, considering and discarding half a dozen explanations and excuses in quick succession. Then she noticed the rest of what the woman had said. "Quest? I'm not..." She bit her tongue. Maybe, if they thought that was why she was here, they would be willing to overlook the failed theft. "Er, right," she said. "The quest. So, uh, how do we begin?" Maybe she could just pretend to know what was going on until she got more information. That would work, she was sure, right up until the moment it didn't. Damn her luck.