<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Kate</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">(OOC: Nice god-moding ... im serious, that was useful you did it well, don't mind you did and thankful actually that you have)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Thanks, which brings up something I've been thinking of as of late: DM planning versus pacing. I always feel a little anxious when I take control of events as I don't know if the DM has something planned that I might spoil if I take charge and move the scene along (or be forced to rewrite my post). In this instance I didn't want to get caught trading single paragraph replies between my character and a few NPCs, especially since we all take a few days to post our responses, which means we could've spent a week or three in that little room scene.<br/><br/>Also: When you say that the alley is nearby, do you mean to say that he has reached London?<br/><br/>And in case anyone wondered how his name is pronounced, here is where your question is answered (http://www.forvo.com/word/str%C3%A1%C5%BE/). It's Czech for "Guard".