Ilaneshi's gaze shot almost immediatly too the group that had so suddenly appearred,  hir jaw clenched...   thing's didn't look so good.  If this group attacked so openly,  in a public place, no doubt they must have possessed considerable power.  This wouldn't be easy...  but was it even neccesary?  Shi shook her head,  she shouldn't even be asking that question...  perhaps some of these women were incapable of defending themselves.  Yet,  she didn't know what these new comers intentions were?  Would it be right to throw hirself into a fight that was of no concern of hirs?  Shi would need to learn more...  and for once,  it would seem subterfuge wouldn't be the best way to pump them for information.<br/><br/>The changeling brought hirself to hir feet,  hir legs visibly shaking thanks to fatigue that had set into hir muscles.  She closed hir eyes and breathed deeply.  "My Body is my tool...  not the other way around...  It holds no sway over my soul..." Shi had spoken those words in one form or another since the early days of hir training,  and shi used it as a mantra to focus her mind,  bringing everything into Crystal Clarity.  Shi thought carefully and did hir best to ready the moves she thought would work best for this encounter.  Shi slid into a combat stance her legs spread ever so slightly,  with hir body low to the ground...  the shadow's of the room seemed to crawl towards hir body, begging for hir touch.<br/><br/>Lastly,  shi summoned up hir weapon from her glove...  the long chain spiked chain hung loosely in one hand, the chain was obviously made of admantine across it leanght shadow seemed to writhe and jump of its own accord.  "And A good evening to you as well..."  She spoke the words in a pleasantly cheery tone.  "What exactly are you looking for my beautiful party crashers?  If you ask nicely...  I just might be able to provide..."<br/><br/>(OOC:  Summoning chain,  entering child of the night stance,  and setting manuevers)<br/><br/>Readied Manuevers<br/>Time Stands still<br/>Five shadow creeping ice enervation strike<br/>Avalanche of Blades<br/>Pouncing charge (2)<br/>Rapid counter<br/>Shadow blink<br/>One with shadow<br/>Burning blade<br/>Raging mongoose<br/>Ruby Nightmare blade<br/>Diamond Defence<br/><br/><br/>(I reworked my manuevers...  and this is my final list...  I noticed I only had two boost)<br/><br/>Manuevers known<br/>Distracting Embers<br/>Counter Charge<br/>Shadow Blade Techinique<br/>Clinging Shadow strike<br/>Steel wind<br/>Burning blade<br/>Mighty Throw<br/>Emerald Razor<br/>Disarming Strike<br/>Feigned opening<br/>Death mark<br/>Ruby nightmare blade<br/>Obscuring Shadow Veil<br/>Pouncing Charge<br/>Rapid Counter<br/>Stalker in the night<br/>Wolf climbs the mountain<br/>Raging mongoose<br/>Avalanche of Blades<br/>Diamond nightmare blade<br/>Enervating shadow strike<br/>Five shadow creeping ice enervation strike<br/>Time Stands still<br/>One with shadow<br/>Gained after level 20<br/>Diamond Defence<br/>Death in the Dark