A frown crosses Talashia's face as Shai speaks, and she looks grateful at Buurt's intercession. "Yes, good. Shazi, go ahead with Buurt and keep an eye on him from above. Stay out of sight. Let me know if anything...happens."
"Oh, that's specifi..."
"You KNOW what I mean, Shazi!" Clearly, she wasn't in a mood to indulge her familiar's sarcasm at the moment.
Shazi hesitates, then vanishes in a smudge of mist.
Talashia rubs her hands nervously together and nods. "All right, lead on, Buurt."