Silva tailed Steven into the dead-end alley, which seemed even more saturated with darkness than it was outside its fairly narrow confines.  Granted, he had only observed the nocturnal version of the city as of yet, but it struck Silva that Tannis was an exceptionally gloomy place. Not that it mattered to him. The mysteries of the night held a certain allure for Silva. It was a part of him, seeing as he spent his time hunting dark, evil beings.<br/><br/>They walked into the shadows of the alley cautiously. It occurred to Silva that there was a growing tension of sorts mounting – a kind of suspense. It was then that he received Steven’s hushed warning, and he knew that the Archmage was sensing something as well. What exactly, though? Another vampire? Somehow he doubted it. This did not feel the same. While he bet his sixth sense was not as acutely developed as Steven’s was, Silva let his mind stretch regardless. Forewarned is fore-armed, after all, so he tried to get a firmer lock on this foreign energy…<br/><br/>And what do you know?  Silva could sense something, no, someone creep up behind him.<br/><br/>"A good night for hunting, wouldn't you say?" suddenly remarked a female voice. Silva paused, standing almost casually with his hands still in his pockets.<br/><br/>“Well, you know. It’s looking good so far,” he replied idly without bothering to even turn around. “Although, there seems to be an awful lot of necromancers running around as of late…”<br/><br/>The aura of her energy was similar to what he sensed from Steven, in a distantly remote sort of way. Her’s radiated a stronger sense of death, however. It reeked of decay in a way that had nothing to do with actual, physical smell.<br/><br/>Despite his nonchalant demeanor, Silva inwardly maintained a high level of alertness, both physical and magical. Whoever this new stranger was, she was only about a foot behind him, and he had no idea if she was friend of foe. He was ready in case she tried anything, but he remained where he was, almost tauntingly with his back to her. In fact, Silva let his power level flare up a bit; just to see if she’d pick up on it. Meanwhile, he raised an eyebrow at Steven in a “Now what?” kind of gesture.<br/>