"I seriously doubt the Mask's forces are as omnipresent as you imply, Skandi." Zhou says after a moment's consideration. "His numbers are not endless, and ghosts have limitations of their own that counterbalance their strengths. There is a strong chance that he will have a number of scouts in the area, but not nearly enough that he can totally control our movement."

"As for the Deathknights... I rather expect they'll have work of their own to do. The one who shot down our airship was his supreme military commander - there is no way he can hang around this far from his own forces on the off-chance of intercepting a small group of enemy agents."

He frowns. "We cannot let paranoia and our enemy's reputation frighten us into inaction."