Heading to a door besides the stage, Mirellia and the Doppler are stopped by two guards, two heavily muscled, rough looking types. At a few words from the Doppler, they stand aside, and let the pair into the area behind the stage.
Heading backstage, she sees several more armed guards, who all look tough, though not highly trained, and a woman who the Doppler points out as the magician, though she seems more like a showgirl than a sorceress.
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Pirouetting with a flourish, she practices her magic act, before the Doppler attracts her attention. "Hi!" She beams, coming up to the pair. "You're here to audition?" She looks Mirellia up and down. "My friend here didn't tell me what a beauty he had coming today!" She slaps the doppler's arm playfully and admires Mirellia in the skimpy costume. "I'm Saira."