After a couple hours of waiting, the group was still yet to spot their next target. The next target was the great dame of green, but she wasn't showing up to her residence. Aldritch had thought of the possibility of their operation being found out, but that not exactly possible, at the very least, it would take more time.
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There was also the possibility of a primordial dame's magic at work, but again, Aldritch left that as the last possible reason. After waiting for a bit more, Aldritch proposed for them to infiltrate into the house and interrogate the residents.
Like Lada, this was the house of a wealthy merchant, the only difference was that this witch didn't have every single person enslaved and under her total control, so with even a little probing into their brains, something was sure to spill.
The house itself, being that of a wealthy merchant, was also very huge, though barely half of Lada's, it was still huge and would be a chore to transvers while carrying out that specific task.
Through a large window that was open on the first and only floor, the group made their way into the house. Once they infiltrated the house, all four of them moved like shadows through dark corners, avoiding the light as much as possible... at least Aldritch and Olgud did, Khal and Rindher didn't seem to need it.
It wasn't even their speed, they just possessed techniques or magic to make the job easier.
Since magical abilities/skills like invisibility can't exactly be taught, Olgud had to follow the same route as Aldritch to get to his goal, the difference between them was that he had more experience with working and moving in the shadows. In the end, Aldritch was the one lacking behind while the others found it way easier to move around.
After a couple minutes of trying his best but realizing how bad he was at stealth, Aldritch gave up the notion, opting to walk in the open instead. If anyone was to see him, he would just wipe their memories after gaining information from them. It was better to do what he was best at than try to follow the others and lag behind so much, after all, this wasn't a training hall but a mission site.
"Noticing what Aldritch was pointing at, the rest of the group dawned a serious expression, though, Khal always looked serious it seemed.
"I don't know any detection magic for this distance, Khal?" Rindher asked. Khal was in the same boat, so they could only approach.
The first thought was for them to sneak in, as Aldritch thought, but there was no need, after all, the enemy had gone through the front door, why should they the residents sneak in?... well, not exactly so...
Stopping at the gate, the group of four walked through the compound following the path that led to the front entrance. Their approach drew the attention of the ladies standing by the wagon, all of them could feel their intense gazes.
Immediately, once they were in range, Khal scanned them using his form of detection magic. The look on his face remained steady with slightly furrowed brows, after all he wasn't one who expressed too much facial gestures.
"They're all weaklings." He said. Straight to the point and concise.
Even though Khal said this, Aldritch could tell to what degree it was, after all, Khal didn't believe so much in rank as a true measure of strength, as most people, only in skill and capability.
Aldritch and the three following him walked up to the ladies and past them, without a word, so did the ladies, they only watched as Aldritch and the three following him went past and towards the front door. Even after passing the ladies, the group could still feel the gazes behind them, as though it would bore a hole through their bodies.
Ignoring it, they reached the door, and it was immediately opened up for them to come in. Given the fact that it was already so late into the night, Aldritch didn't expect any of the workers to be awake and about, expect for the few who were on duty, so he couldn't imagine any of them would be kept awake, unless the guest was just that important.
Well, he quickly found out that there was nothing to worry about, after all, the people opening the doors for them weren't the servants/workers, they were ghosts.