The spikes retreated as Syrgei lifted his foot, all toes intact but a hole in the top and bottom of his shoe. I wasn't going to wear them again anyway. He heard the footsteps but certainly hadn't expected to see someone so close to him. A young woman pressed herself to the wall across from him, and the footsteps continued. Skritt. Maybe they are playing hide and seek? Quite happy to accept the young woman's request for silence, Syrgei leaned back against the wall beside the door, taking extra care not to disturb the vases set near the entrance. I could hide. There is furniture in that room, I imagine that's not spiked...a good swing from the door should do it... He quickly quashed the idea. If this woman was just another snoop, or playing a game, then it would look a little more than suspicious if he were to vanish into thin air. Alright, we follow her lead.