Sidi  went back upstairs. He knocked on Jinnah's door. As the door opened, he found his friend dressing for dinner.

"Did they say anything?" Jinnah asked.

"Not much. The Vampyres were sleeping," Sidi said. "You are right, I think. They must be performing somewhere tonight. That's why they came early."

"I want you to follow them."

"Jinnah—" Sidi protested.

"There is no public show announced. They're bound to be playing a private show. See where they go and who comes in or out of the place."

"Very well." Sidi moved further into the room. He observed the view of the capital city Jinnah had from his window. "That boy was down there, looking at me strangely."

Jinnah didn't really answer, only made a small sound.

"You don't think he'll cause trouble then?"

"No."

Sidi nodded slowly. He left the room.

Sidi went down to the lobby and watched the door, casually. Lakshmi Sialkot and her entourage checked into the hotel. Young aides began setting up signs for tomorrow's debate.

Some time later, he noticed Orchid, Morpheus, and David walking between elevator and lobby doors. Zulfikar came after them wheeling a large trunk on a cart. Sidi watched from within the lobby as the first three got in a taxi.

Sidi hurried out of the hotel to get a taxi so that he could follow.  When Zulfikar had helped load the trunk, he returned to the lobby, passing close by Sidi.

He was sure that Zulfikar had seen him; Sidi hadn't expected one of them would be coming back inside.

As Sidi got into the next taxi, he saw Zulfikar, outside the lobby doors, looking toward the street. Following his gaze, Sidi noticed a pale face looking out at him from the rear window of the taxi before his. It was David.

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Secret: I have no idea what Ahmed wears; I just like the idea that he "dresses for dinner".

(But, after some thought, I think he might wear something like the "Western" collection of real life Pakistani designer Deepak Perwani. I included an external link to his site.)