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Starshadow appraised the man who had now turned to him and greeted him. "Starshadow will be fine, Ja'mar," he replied simply, doing a commendable job of hiding his disgust. He even managed to not spit the name out.
He watched as Shadow pulled his maps away. "Fool. Any thief worth his gold has already scanned the maps when they first walked in. I bet even Ja'mar has seen more than enough of the maps." He glanced around the room quickly. "And he leaves the door open as well as he studies. Why bother having traps here?" It didn't really matter to him anyway. "Ah, yes, the door in the library. I had wondered what was behind it."
The next comment caught the elf by surprise, but instead of angering him, he nearly laughed out loud. "As if I'd enjoy having any neighbors," he thought. "It may help me out, though." Aloud, he said, "In that case, I'll show them to their rooms. I'm going that way, anyway." With a hand signal, he beckoned the others to follow.
In the dining room, out of earshot from Shadow, the elf motions the newcomers to have seat. "It seems our leader has no time for questions, but I do." The elf's voice is soft and musical, but the others notice a hard edge to it. He is not playing games. "You may not like me, and I may not like you, but we will be working together for the benefit of the society, and that leads me to this. 'Know your friends and enemies alike,' as my father used to say. First off, I want to remind you that loyalty to the society is most important, loyalty to an individual is not, this includes loyalty to yourselves. Besides, if you want riches, loyalty to the society will pay off in the long run, even more so than if you had gone on your own. I did not come to this society to have my chance at potential wealth dashed by a selfish fool. Got me?" He paused to take the edge out of his words. "Now, what brings you this place?"
ooc: Unless I'm severely mistaken, anyone going to meet Shadow will come through the dining room.
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