Noises bellowed from different places amongst the masses, mainly near those who she had identified as assassins. Voices swelled and finally, a noise raptured the boisterousness. Then, almost amusingly, one of the assassins had landed near the feet of the others. She smirked, but behind this smirk was nothing malicious or gross, but relief. No assassin of any kind would cause such pandemonium. Especially with full knowledge of their targets potential and awareness.
Amnora allowed her cowl to fall back and watched the group with curiosity. If they were not assassins, then why did they stand out so profusely to her? Why were they grouped? Why were they so different? Such questions buzzed about her brain like a hive of bees in spring. Without such worries, Amnora could freely enjoy her stay at The Black Tower. She gazed at a strip of makeshift stalls to the side of the swarming masses. These stalls were manned by two children who couldn't have been older than thirteen, and a wizened hawker who stood jaggedly on a series of crates in front of the stalls. His crisp, masculine voice ripped through the air as he called on passing folk to taste some of the spiced or salted meats lining the stores or buy a quick late-morning snack. Amnora smiled at the man, who met her gaze, and met her with a responsive smile. She had noticed that the man only had one functioning eye, as the other was missing an iris. It was like staring deep into nothingness. Another feature that she observed was his smile - it too was lifeless and gray. Only a few days back, such a smile would radiate with color. Now, it was as if she was in a new world.
"... a new world."
As the thought crossed her mind, she began to put the pieces together. The fake undertone of this plane, its dull nature and the lifeless masses were all parts of something bigger than even she. But how, or why, is she in this new world? Did her senses deceive her a few days back, and had an assassin of the north casted her into such an illusion? Much was to be determined, and it all began with them. She walked away from the stall and approached the group, almost as if she was running, and addressed them in a tone of complete and utter seriousness.
"Where am I?"