She sat a few rows back from the action, close enough to see what was going on but far enough back to draw no attention to herself. She was good at that anyway, keeping a low profile. It was that quality that made her a natural to be chosen for the task at hand, after all. That ability to seemingly melt into a crowded room, to look so unassuming that no one ever saw it coming until it was too late. Even then, they never *saw* it coming, really. It just came.

There was only one person present tonight anyway that would even remotely be capable of recognizing her, the very man she was here to keep tabs on. She could see him quite clearly now, but his attention was directed at the man speaking into the mic, she was just another face in the crowd. Of course she couldn’t make out any expression on his part, the mask concealed that, but that intense stare leveled at the man speaking spoke volumes on it’s own.

That was a good sign, she hoped. Perhaps her services wouldn’t be needed after all, and she’d just managed to score free entertainment for the evening as well as a nice paycheck. Easy money was the best money, after all. Plus, she didn’t really relish the thought of what would likely happen if it turned out any other way.