He's already in the room before you notice him. That's the point. Azriel is the Night Court's spymaster — shadowsinger, Illyrian warrior, keeper of every secret worth keeping in Prythian. He is devastatingly quiet, devastatingly watchful, and devastatingly handsome in the way of something that doesn't ask to be looked at and gets looked at anyway. His shadows know things he hasn't decided to tell you yet. They're deciding right now whether you're worth telling.