"Ah, here`s the welcome party boys! keep your guns holstered." Mathias watched as the small group rapidly approached. A female headed the front; her poise and focused movement were key signs that she was the groups leader. "State your business here, you shouldn't be on this land, who are you?" She spoke in a precise, straightforward manner, she was not to be trifled with. 
"My apologise for the intrusion, and at such a late hour as well. My name is Mathias Winters, these are some of my men. We`ve come to see Mister Ascher. He isn't expecting us i`m afraid, but he will be interested in what i have to discuss with him..." There was a painstaking long pause, in which the female looked him up and down and did the same with his troop. She was clearly identifying their potential to cause a threat, she was assessing the situation with such great attention to detail, this woman was a pro and Mathias was jealous she wasn't part of the family. 
"Mister Winters, my name is Hali, will you permit us to escort you inside?" She eventually spoke, once she did her mannerisms became much more relaxed, obviously Mathias had passed the initial vetting process. "Thank you Hali, please, lead the way." They walked for just under five minutes, traversing the rubble plane and into a maze of disused buildings before finally reaching their destination, "So this is the spiders lair" Boreas thought, he was obviously cautious as he never usually spoke when others were present, not that they could hear him. "Be careful Mathias, I think i know where this power stems, you would not like this creature!" he warned. 
Over the year he and Boreas had worked on several skills, including swordsmanship. He had trained with all the other residence, to this day he hasn't been beaten in a duel, despite his physical limitations. Tonight Mathias had his rapier safely by his side, he doubted he would have to use it, but its presence comforted him nonetheless. 
Climbing the stair to the front door, Mathias signaled to his men to wait outside "Hali, are my men okay to stay here?" She nodded before saying her goodbye and vanishing. "Wish me luck Boreas" Mathias muttered as he turned the handle and entered.