The address she wanted was in the outer reaches of Inner Tabryn — not quite in the slums, but too close for comfort. Zodac Xion lived in an upper-story apartment in a grey building with bars on some of the windows. The tall building crowded amongst many other identical structures, and the thin streets below were unlit. Nova stepped from shadow to shadow, keeping in the dark behind buildings and large bins as she approached the cold metal stairs which led up the side of Zodac's building. She climbed the stairs, careful to avoid the gaping holes where some of the metal had been cut away. The night was filled with the distant sound of sirens and the much closer sounds of the outer city. Breaking glass and the occasional yell echoed from nearby apartments. Nova ignored it all. Zodac's apartment was silent. He would be working at the casino until late, so Nova intended to make the most of his absence. The window of his apartment sat to the side of the staircase on the sixth floor. Nova climbed up onto the metal railing and from there stretched out against the wall.
