She sat in the darkest corner of the room, crossing her legs, folding her hands on her kness, while waiting for an opponent.

A strip of moonlight appears on the floor as the door of the room starts to creak open. It spreads, first to the wall and then climbing it. A man that stands at the doorway, his face cloaked by the shadow.With a gesture from his outstretched hand the room blossoms with light as several of the rooms candles flare back into being.

"Now isn't that better." the man says in an almost parental croon, his features the epitome of self-mocking.

From the shadow in the corner of the room, Xiao appears out of the Dim surroundings. As he steps into the light, his weaponry gleaming from the dimmed light, he looks around, and greets everybody with a bow, and saying "konban wa..." (Good evening...)

Vua faced the new arrival and returned the bow. lightly dipping his shoulders while his eyes remained focused upon Xiao. Whilst observing the formalities, Vua took the opportunity to visually weigh the opposition.

"what do you want? He said in a deep, rich tone that was odds with his somewhat less than impressive stature...

"Eh, i dunno....i just came to find a challenge." Xiao said as he sits on the floor playing with his sword's scabbard

"Found one I would say that you have." Vua replied, mocking. "Maybe more than you can handle."

Without warning Vua disappeared from view with a swish of his heavy cloak. Appearing again in a different corner of the he laughed heartily.

Mere parlour tricks." He said, his voice cutting through the still echoing laughter. "Let's see if your tricks can compare to mine."...