( All the better that the woman is lost, fleeing, that Hirasheri herself is abandoned. For a moment, the instinct to chase runs strong. She is flesh and blood and warm, and Hirasheri's fangs would pierce her beautifully.

But the guards have caught of someone's run, they fear the Reaper — is this their name, then, for brother Jatharin? — and Hirasheri must flee. She does, stumbling, taking the other way, rushing into the corridors.

Disappearing. )