<div class="floatright"><strong>Tafiya</strong><br/>(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1SJCA48_ZnE8A590i9pyaQTxnMGBM7ets)</div>Lea'shee's disguise was more to not draw too much attention to herself, as she was easily recognizable, and somewhat disliked by the populace as a gold digging and treacherous woman. But no one would dare lay a hand on her, not just for the Sarki's protection but also because Lea'shee always seemed to be supernaturally aware of threats coming her way. The last assassin's ashes were spread out over the great crescent desert, unremembered and lost.<br/><br/>Oumar might be a blind old man, but he is not naive or easily befuddled. He clearly knows the angel was staying with him, and he knows that Sarauniya Lea'shee's visit is no coincidence, but he also knows to keep his mouth shut and make his obeisance towards her, and ironically avoid eye contact, although the scheming queen is outwardly pleasant towards her subjects even if she doesn't like them, she does like the old man. He was able to dig up some old serpentfolk books in his library or with the right sellers. Oumar lets her in and while he never brings up the angel's arrival it's clear he knows, but respects her desire for privacy. Just as Lea'shee thought, the angel wasn't going to openly show herself when she was around, and while she suspected Tafiya was hiding and/or invisible, she knew she would overhear. And it seemed to have worked as in the following days the Sarauniya heard from her pets that the angel kept coming back to the library, although the workmen and expansion/repairs meant she was invisible most of the time.<br/><br/>But it was on the second visit that Tafiya threw the Queen a curveball and appeared behind her, her presence chilling the surround air immediately.<br/><br/><strong>"Why are you with this man if he betrays you and shares his bed with... countless women?</strong>"<br/>Her face was neutral, not angry and disapproving like when she first confronted the Sarki in Lea'shee's chambers. But while the angel was very, very impertinent and seemingly clueless about caste, ranks, social stations, her question was genuine, like a child asking why the world worked some in one way rather than other ways. She made a mental note that curiosity was a way to hook Tafiya further into her clutches, and to always leave a little crumb trail of further questions only she could answer.