Zolaika was the personal assassin of the Rogue of Port Caynn, Pearl Skinner. For her Zolaika committed countless murders, silencing those who could become trouble for her mistress. Some of these people were murdered in Tradesmen's kennel, a fact Beka later learned from the dust spinner situated near the kennel, Shhasow. When Pearl wanted someone killed "in silence", so that no one knew who was the killer, she sent Zolaika. Zolaika was arrested along with Pearl in September of 247 HE, when Rebakah Cooper and Clara Goodwin came from Corus to investigate in the matter of false coins.