I let my perception narrow again, filtering the noise without shutting it out. The hall was still alive around us, laughter rolling in waves, heat rising and falling with the music, but the image Primus had shown me on Armus came back to my mind.
That was how I noticed her.
She stood on the far side of the hall, partially obscured by a cluster of demons and a tall Naga. Lana didn't look directly at us. She didn't want to. Her eyes slid sideways instead, brief and cautious, tracking Primus from the edge of her vision.
She had seen us the moment we entered. Everyone had.
Her hand was linked with another demon's, fingers laced with practiced ease. He stood half a head taller than most around him, posture relaxed, presence contained but dense. There was a grin on his face as he talked with the people around him.
I scanned him and he was similar in strength to Saleos. An Upper Transcendent.
I exhaled slowly.
"Oh," I said under my breath. "They're here."
