<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/90/Wei-xiaobao.jpg)</div><br/>Wei frowned as the mist cleared to reveal the demons ahead of him. Glancing to the side, the others were gone, and he lowered himself into a crouch as he considered his options.<br/><br/><em>No .. no, I don't think so.</em>His head shook as he took in the scene ahead of him.<em>If they'd had that many demons around, they would have had some with the wagons, and they'd have been untouchable. When weak, feign strength, when strong, feign weakness, isn't that how it goes? Now, the men might be real, but if the demons were, they wouldn't be anywhere near that unconcerned. </em><br/><br/>His lips curled into a slight smile.<em>One thief to another, the best lies are flavoured with the truth. If you'd shown me two or three demons, well, that might fit with what we saw in the forest. That's believable. Score of them? No, they're not there.</em><br/><br/>He glanced around to see if he could spot the others. Whatever was affecting his vision would probably responsible for the apparent disappearance of the others. Maybe they were gone, but he wasn't inclined to lay any jade on that being true.<em>Stick to the plan ... which would be better if he had a decent plan. Oh well, adapt and improvise, same as always.</em><br/><br/>[spoiler-OOC]Spending willpower to push this away.[/spoiler]