The summoning of demons should have been her first tip off, but Noriko had at first thought they were just taking any and all measures they could for security. She slipped by unnoticed by the archers on the roof, the summoned demons and the soldiers. It was a task she might have balked at before, but the unconquered sun had blessed her abilities that even made her a better sneak. Even though she couldn't get close enough to get the rubbings just yet, what she found was just...she wasn't sure what to think of it.<br/><br/>She stayed for the moment behind available cover, watching as they went about breaking something out of a brass sphere. It was occult things she couldn't even begin to comprehend, but she took note of everything she saw; maybe the old man would be able to make sense of it. Noriko stayed where she was, moving to hide better if she needed to, but waiting for an opportunity to get closer and do the job. What ever the satrap was planning, Noriko intended to find out.