Oh good. Reply goes to Mother, and she waits for the next message she's carrying.

<Your brother and I will be coming with you to the Bank this time. No message necessary.>

<Yes, Mother. You know the way.>

<Be a dear and clear out the humans ahead of us? You know how they get.>

<Of course, Mother.>

Back towards the Bank she goes. How long does it take to find a group that looks like it would stir up trouble even while she's shining her dark around?

Not very long, if she's looking. A group of thugs is currently looting an empty shop. The windows are broken and the stairway to the second floor has been blocked off by furniture.

Ooh, loot! Wait, no, she would just be blamed for stealing it even if she actually didn't, no point trying to take it from them second-hand.

This seems like a group that won't rush out into a Deeper Darkness, though. She points her cone over towards them.

The light trickling into the store suddenly fades to black. It's like a curtain was pulled over their eyes. Beyond the windows, they can see the buildings across the way still in full daylight, but none of that reaches them inside. They can't see their hands in front of their faces, and even moving in such a crowded space without knowing where anything is will be difficult.

Then she turns it away and waits for fifteen seconds or so. Do the thugs seem to be clearing the area or retreating into the store, or are they coming out looking for someone to blame?

There's some yelling from within the store. "What's that? I don't know. You look. No, you look. Shut up, you two, I'll go."

One of the thugs begins moving toward the broken front window, a bag of loot slung over their shoulder.

Ghost Sound.

They hear the faint sounds of a hippogriff approaching. Not near, yet, but it could be soon.

"Oh shit! Marines! Out the back, boys!" He turns away from the window and sprints back into the store. A moment later, the splintering of wood can be heard from the back of the store.

Perfect! That's that cleared out. On towards the bank she goes.

On her way there, she spots more looters and thieves. Most of them hide in shadowy alleys, but Tencednil has no trouble seeing them.

The mob at the steps of the Bank of Abadar has not yet reformed, but the Bank's shield wall has grown, perhaps in anticipation of worse things to come.

She waaaants to taaaaake their stuuuuuff...

But she still shouldn't, it still wouldn't work. Ugh. She scares them off, and eventually she sees behind her the giant circle of darkness which is her mother coming up behind her.

Up to the shield wall! "Dilnictan is approaching, requested by the bankers. I can ask her to take down the Darkness, but it does keep back most of the streetfolk. It may be best to keep it until she's closer., I know you'll need it stopped to verify her for entry."

One of the bankers with a shield steps back and to the side. "Come through, quickly! We can handle the rest on the other side."

She nods and runs back to Mother. 

...Mother will deign to move quickly to get out of these streets. Fine.

In they go, behind the shieldwall. They cover their darknesses as they enter, and Tencednil steps to the side with the guards. Mother goes up to the bankers, says something, and is led into a room, but Tencednil isn't invited to follow, so apparently she's waiting here.

A few minutes later, her mother comes back out with the bankers.

"Daughter, help them keep this place open, if you would."

<Hold the line at least long enough to warn me when someone breaks through, dear. I'll keep your brother safe, but I can't trust this entirely to their guards. You know how it is.> SIgn languages are hard to Comprehend, it turns out! Not even the standard magic works. Drow sign has remained secret for a reason.

Really. Why this. Fine. "As you would, mother."

She makes her way out to the shield wall, and tries to find someone who seems to be giving orders. That's probably who she should be asking for directions.

Earlier, on her way in, she saw a guard captain giving orders. He's a few feet back from the shield wall right now.

She walks up to him. "Apparently I'm to assist you in holding the bank. I have five Color Sprays for the day, and past that I have standard combat cantrips, or I can use a light crossbow. I can hold spear if that would help more, but don't expect me to hurt anything with it. Where would I be most useful?"

Her shadow blob floats its way up to... look at the ceiling of the bank, maybe? It's shown no signs of being useful enough to mention in the middle of violence, she'll leave it to explore.

He points to a spot a few steps up and back from the corner edge of the shield wall. "If you're aim's good, see if you can angle it down from there. Then, if a group rushes the wall, stun 'em."