Arion+Two

Septrem Sixth, Early Evening

Quiet does not even begin to understate the afternoon I have just had! If this is how the festival begins, I am truly afraid of how it will continue to be! To begin with, all went well. As my luck would naturally have it, I was stuck with the unpleasant duty of following the performance of Valinyr Tyrelli. Life is often unfair as far as I am concerned. I did receive the honor of dancing with his young protégé however. Kyla has a very promising future ahead of her if she has managed to catch the attention of The Gallant himself.

My performance was not as disastrous as I initially thought it would be when compared to the previous act. In fact, I did quite well. However, doing well also meant I caught the attention of a rather motley group of travelers who offered to purchase my drinks. Not a group I’d normally be with, but hey… a drink is a drink. The kid was cute enough… though he had the manners and sensibility of a 5 year old troll. His guardian was friendly and talkative, which leaves me to question why the cloaked figure and her canine companion were traveling with them… perhaps she was his guide. Their personalities are completely contrasting. And there was Jenica. She was a bit of fresh air when compared to the rest of the crew. She dances well… learns quickly. I plan to keep that one in mind for later. Maybe she’ll not object to attending a few gatherings in the future… with me as her escort of course.

Things didn’t stray too far from the ordinary until that little girl burst in. Reid, in true performer fashion, kept playing while our little hero kid, the guide's wolfish friend, and a dagger or two thrown by the guide herself took down a couple burly guys that were after the girl. She seems to know me, though I’ve never seen her before. I don’t think she looks like me enough to question paternity, but she may be a sibling of sorts. Perhaps a niece or nephew. Either way, she wouldn’t let go of me until she passed out from complete emotional exaustion! I’ll have to find out who she is when she wakes. Right now I have the group from the alehouse staying with me in the Golden Garden. Reid seems to think that the guys who were after the girl were from the assassin’s guild of Arum. I’m not too concerned if that is the case… they’re just a bunch of 2-bit beggars with some muscle and pointy objects. Why a guild would be after her though… I can’t place her heritage either. She appears to be human, but there is something else too. Well… I came here for a good time. The way things are starting out, it should at the very least be interesting.

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