The White Lotus representative was slightly shaken at Jalika's question.  "We may not be the organization we once were, but we still have eyes and ears in more than a few places, you see.  Please understand, while we would never [i]spy,[/i] per se, when we're in serious need of new members, we have our ways.  We're aware that you've been single-handedly protecting this grove, and for quite some time no less.  That is no small feat.  Your reputation is what led us to reach out to you."

The White Lotus member who had been sent after Kavi rushed after him and handed him the address and instructions on how to get there.  As he took off, he shouted "And whatever you do, make sure you don't tell anybody we sent you!"  

The thief made his way to the part of town where the temple was supposed to be.  [url=http://i.imgur.com/lkwtDJN.jpg] It was too bad that a temple here had been forced to shut down, as it seemed as if this part of the city could have sorely used whatever charity it had to offer.  The buildings were shoddily made and looked old and decrepit despite this being a relatively new part of the city.  Everything was dirty.[/url]  This was none of the thief's concern, however.  He stuck to the shadows and slowly moved towards the temple, avoiding open places where he might be seen.  The people of a community like this were probably used to his kind, and the law most likely wouldn't come to this part of town quickly if his presence were reported, but he didn't want to take any risks.  He used homes with no lights on, which were situated away from the main street as his cover.  The lack of light kept him unseen until he reached the temple.  As he came within view of it, he saw that someone was already there, a woman riding a large animal.  This was a good sign, but he didn't want to be seen yet.  He turned back and moved into the shadows again, this time moving for the small wooded area that was just behind the temple.  He moved behind the trees and reached the back of the temple where, thankfully for him, there was a back door which was well out of anyone's eyesight.  He walked in and, instead of going into the basement, walked directly to the front door.

From inside of the temple, Tikaani could hear a voice.  "Did someone claiming to be the White Lotus contact you as well?" it asked.