#fenixtj

"Elias Hazard... if you want steampunk music, the best stuff is a Hazard!" He bows

Phoebe curtseys in return "This is Countess Eleanor , my patroness until the contest."

A little nod.

"Your excellency" Elias says "Got to say I cheated a bit, found out you liike disney and rolled with it. Hope you don't hold it against me your diminuaativeness?"

"Why would I? I like Disney!"

"Glad you see it that way" Elias Hazard says , "No doubt other troubadours will be trying to curry favor, I'm just trying to be honest about when I do it. So.. do you know what sort of music Countess Jessica likes?"

"Oh... I'm not sure. I bet Mister Duff would know!"

Jessica clears her throat. "When did you meet Mr. Duff, Eleanor?"

"At Beltaine, when he was face-painting."

"Thanks, Countess Eleanor" he smiles

"Of course."

"But I'm sure she likes Disney, too."

"I do." She agrees.

Phoebe smiles then says to Jessica "Should I ask Duff as well what you like?"

"No. No, that's not necessary."

"Yeah I got this" Elias bows and rushes off..clearly wanting a lead.

"There's no need....!"

She sighs.

"What music do you like, Jessica?"

"I can't say. It might be an unfair advantage." kindly.

Phoebe says "it's okay, Freeholder. I'm just glad to have a chance"

"Phoebe.... since the race is on anyway...." reluctantly ".... if you want to go and ask Duff, please feel free. This should be done fairly."

"Thank you, Freeholder. I will. Though he may get a lot of troubadours coming to visit him. As more troubadours are sure to come"

Jessica considers this. "Hm. Well. Maybe so."

"It's gonna be amazing..."

"I believe it will be something I remember for a long time." Jessica avows.

"There will be so many musicians here..."

Indeed, it seems one has arrived

News comes to both countesses that a satyr, a sidhe, and a selkie have taken up rooms

"It's starting!"

"Good grief."

"Do you want to go meet them?"

"Do you?"

Phobe nods "I hope they're terrible" Sheepish "But well, good luck to them despite that"

"I... suppose so. They should know that the others have gone to Duff."

And so they go in search of these three

Starting in the Balefire room; somewhat central to everything here.

There they hear a lovely flute

Ellie follows along (Rapunzel doll in her arms)

And they see a satyr, he plays beautifully

"Oh, he's handsome..."

And he is, while no sidhe, he's a looker. His music flows Moonlight Sonata...

But the ladies may notice... he has one blemish.. at his throat of all places!

Oh?

It doesn't hurt his flute playing

A... scar?

Yup. Like his throat was... oh my

"Oh..." Soft and sad.

But the music is beautiful, and he finishes it gently. THen seeing he has an audience, he smiles and then blows hail to the chief for Jessica and Elle in a bowing greeting