A stranger at the theater

Smiling brightly, Cadence would approach the stranger. "My dear, I'm afraid we don't allow the wearing of hooded masks this far inside the place." The says softly.

"The world below?" Cadence asks carefully.

Frowning slightly, Cadence nods.  "I fear we haven't any trade relations with them, nor anyone who is able to procure things from there." she says softly.  "I can make you a honey tea to go, if you like?"

"We do not welcome drow, no." She states. "Sadly, no matter the intentions of the drow, nothing good has ever come from interactions from them. It's far too difficult to tell what sort of drow they are and I'd rather not risk seeing my patrons 'mysteriously' murdered due to the machinations of the traitorous sort. I'm sorry."

In the corner of the room, a grey-clad, lanky young human perks up; watching the conversation out of the corner of his eye.

Tonan listens to this part with curiosity, wondering which guard to chew a new arsehole into over this masked wench in the theater.  Particularly given her stature and the tell tale wisp of hair.  Stepping up to the woman, he states without any hesitation at all.  "You're wrong on several counts, missy, about the rules we hold here.  Maybe you should read them, instead of making things up.  Remove the mask.  Now."

"Seems you have a serious problem with removing the mask.  This makes me rather suspicious, given your earlier comments.  As I've told a few others, I'm a wee bit paranoid, and you aren't helping matters a bit.  Take off the mask.  If you're not someone we should have issue with, then there is no problem.  If you are... well, that's a different matter all together.  Don't worry about the lack of having all this explained to you when you entered.  The guards who didn't bother to ask you will be fired, and I'll get ones that are smarter and can remember the policy here.  Still, I'll need to see your face.  Right now."

Several guards that are scattered around the theater hear the commotion and move to watch the situation.  As the magical energy crackles in the stranger's hand, one of them senses the energy and motions the others to surround her, ready to take action as needed.

Sensing the build up in magic, Cadence nods to a few of the guards as she begins to sing a song meant to cloud the minds of those she directs it's magic toward.  In this case, she sings it toward the woman about to try and cast.

((There is a bit of meta-gaming the guards here so yes, the "stranger" is surrounded by guards.  As there is no mention of Cadence following the "stranger" the Cloud Mind isn't relevent.))

As the darkness spell hits, there is a momentary state of confusion among the guards surrounding her and a shuffling of feet, leaving an opening for her to get away.  With Tonan's Blind Fight feat, he would be able to sense her location so she has a short period of time before he finds her.  Also, there are guards all along the path out of the theater, but there are always holes in coverage.  What would the stranger do?  How will she escape?  There is a way, she just has to find it.

Though his eyes narrow at the mention of a dancing silhouette (((listen))), and the hair on the back of his neck rises as the drowess speaks her words (((spellcraft))), Dannyl shows little reaction. Even as the situation erupts into action, he remains still; focusing every fiber of his senses upon the masked figure (((spot))). If she leaves, and he can follow her movements, he prepares to slip out and follow.
 
It had been a long time since last hearing of a drow like this in the Dales, and he is intent in getting some answers.
 
(((If you'd like a screenshot of skill modifiers, that can be provided, but if not; suffice to say they're all in the 30's and 40's. I'm going to crash after posting, but Dannyl would simply seek to follow/track the figure upon her escape; interfering with no-one, so further posts from me shouldn't be too urgently needed.)))

///I'm confused,  how did this thread slip in and so much happen?  Hork is there some where so I'll just assume he is with Cadence.  How threads are going on inthe theater?  What are the timelines for them?///

(((I assumed this was happening at a different time than the other one, but I guess that was just that; an assumption. To be honest, my response doesn't change toooooo much if it is all at the same time, but for the sake of clarity these sort of threads usually are assumed to be happening at different times.)))