Enjiope moved carefully into the back of the eatery, sidestepping several patrons. She looked out of place in here, she knew, and was eager to get back onto the street where she could more seamlessly blend in. She swept past the kitchen and found her way to a tall oak door, which she pushed aside and stepped out into an alleyway. The midday light shone down on the gap of the alley between the tall buildings. She looked left, then right, rolling and cracking her neck. Her home in the Order’s estate was deep in the city, and few outside of the Order of the White Rose knew where to find the Order’s estates. She knew she would be safe there. The pontiff had taken care of everything.<br/><br/>The assassin turned to walk left but stopped abruptly after a few steps. A tingle ran up the length of her spine. Three men, dressed in mundane clothing and cheap, flimsy leather armour, walked up the alleyway towards her. She took a step back as a weight set in her stomach and she reached for the sword in the scabbard at her hip. She drew the steel out only a few inches as she tried to decide if she should fight or flee. She had discarded her amour as the plan had called for—to blend in more easily, the pontiff had suggested. God, how could she have been such a fool.<br/><br/>Enjiope took a step back and then another when she bumped into something that hadn’t been there before. She wheeled around, her eyes darting up to the tall, handsome face of Valdaris staring back at her.<br/><br/>Valdaris could see the three men—two half-elves and a Tiefling—making their way up the alley with determination, weapons drawn. Each of them had a blade of some sort, except for the Tiefling who carried a small hand crossbow at his side. Their intentions did not seem to mean well, but their focus seemed entirely on the elven assassin. Glancing to the right of the alley, Valdaris saw another man, a tall, big man who might also have been a half-orc also making his way towards the assassin and Valdaris, with a giant sword out at his side.<br/><br/>[You’ve got the drop on her—you can knock her out and subdue her in a single action if you choose, but the men coming do appear to have business with her as well.]