Realising a distraction may be needed, Agata swings her lute from her shoulders. However, she does not start playing, and instead pulls the bag that usually sits on her lower back around to the front like a questionable fashion choice and opens the tie. With a bit of wriggling, she pushes the lute into the opening - and it slides in with little effort. The bag doesn't look large enough, but it seems to fit. She roots around, before pulling her hand out of the bag again only this time with a rather bedraggled set of bagpipes that seem far too large to fit into the bag alongside the lute, but are removed easily enough. Shutting the bag again and shoving it to her hip, she sets the bagpipes right (fiddles with a few sections as she does so), takes a deep breath and then bellows out the beginnings of a jaunty tune loud enough to deafen. She stands right next to the crowd and pointedly tries to gain their attention.

Ada continues to fight her way in as she feels a hand grab her... she struggles and tries to get away from the grasp.

Strength Check: 9

Daetris has never been one for crowds. One that is clearly fighting is no different, and she tries to keep her distance. There’s a torn expression on her face as she debates diving in after her companions. Seeing Kel and Misha dive in after the others helps alleviate some of the stress, but Daetris still argues with herself about following them.

WIS: 17

Strength contest: 14

"Come leetle one."

She then drew her blade and ignited it, the steel glowing like lava.

"People! Get back! Now!" she says, waving her sword around as if making a perimeter around the troubled citizens. She is careful to not slash anyone, but the look on her face and her slow deliberate movements meant she was all business. 

Indimidation: 9

The hand on Ada is much too strong for her to get away.  As Misha holds her in place, Ada continues with her droning "So pretty.... Must have them.... So  B...E...A...U...T...I...F...U...L..."

Misha corrals Ada while Kel manhandles Barkas. Both struggle, but cannot break free from their allies. Meanwhile, Daetris bolts passed, lured by the siren's call of the couple's beauty. Agata begins playing, trying to draw people's attention. Some turn and look, but can the music sway them from their mission?

I'll need a performance check to see.

"Do not make Meesha peek you up, leetle one. Meesha weel do eet." she says, smiling, her blade up and Ada in her arm, like trying to keep a child at bay.

As Agata tunes up to play, a portion of the crowd around Misha begins to back away, intimidated by her and hesitant to incur more of her wrath. The man clutches the woman's hand, turning to Misha. "Please, get us inside somewhere safe. We had no idea this would be the reaction!"

An order was given. Misha obeyed.

"I shall do as you say. Come weeth me."

With Ada in tow, as long as she continued to resist, Misha did her best to escort all three people away from the crowd. Should Ada no longer resist, Misha would let her go.

Kel pulls Barkas around, grabbing his other arm and shakes him with a decent amount of force, trying to bring him out of the state he is in. "Barkas!  Snap out of it, man!"  He commanded with force, his voice sharp.

Barkas turns toward Kel, pulled away from the amazing looking couple, eyes now focusing on the Dragonborn.  Now that direct sight of the couple has been broken and sound lost in the din of the surrounding throng, he manages to focus on Kel.  

"What the hell happened there?  Kel did you see them?  Where did they go?  What is going on with all of these people?  Why do I feel funny?"  Barkas looks down and his groin feels moist.  He starts to blush and change the subject.  "What should we do Kel?  Is everyone safe, is everyone here with us?"

Agata merrily pounds out a tune, eyes scanning the crowd. 

Performance: 18

The crowd turns to see where the music is emanating, some smiling as Agata plays her tune. It proves to be just the distraction her allies needed. Misha carries Ada and Kel drags a less-beguiled Barkas. The lead the couple to a nearby alleyway, out of sight of the crowd, which eventually disperses once Agata completes her song. A few toss coins . 

The man turns to Misha, "Thank you. Thank you for saving us. We had no idea what would happen. It was terrifying."

Barkas and Ada still strain a bit to resist an urge to touch the couple, though, with time that urge diminishes as they begin to see the two for what they truly are...just a couple of everyday, middle-aged humans. 

Ada continues to struggle in Misha's grasp but is unable to break free.  A smile crosses her face when she sees Misha helping grab the couple and bring them to safety... although in Ada's mind they were now going to be her... all to herself!!  Music suddenly pierces through the air... oh, that wonderful pleasant music.  Ada's tries looking around to see where it's coming from but is unable to ascertain the location due to being dragged across the quad.  She can still hear the music playing as she is dragged into an alleyway away from the crowd... once again she notices the couple, her hand reaches out towards the woman "So beautiful...." suddenly right before she touches them she stops, shakes her head a bit and tries to refocus her eyes "Who.... who are you?" she asks "and why am I.... what the heck?  Why are you holding me Misha?  What's going on?"  She closes her eyes as if thinking hard "Last I remember was asking a dwarf what all the fuss was about in the town square.... I, um, didn't embarrass myself did I?" she asks as her cheeks turn a bit flushed.

The shy newcomer sheepishly wanders into the alleyway. "I.. I'm Gwylla.. I'm lost."

The man turns to Misha, "Thank you. Thank you for saving us. We had no idea what would happen. It was terrifying."
Misha nods. "Do not worry. You are safe now. Perheps some spell?"

"Why are you holding me Misha?  What's going on?" She closes her eyes as if thinking hard "Last I remember was asking a dwarf what all the fuss was about in the town square.... I, um, didn't embarrass myself did I?" she asks as her cheeks turn a bit flushed.
"Spell, perheps, caused you to see thees couple as most beautiful theeng. Meesha almost fall for eet to. Hed to make sure you deed not get lost. And no. Do not do a concern. You deed not embarrass yourself."

The shy newcomer sheepishly wanders into the alleyway. "I.. I'm Gwylla.. I'm lost."
Misha laughed. "Gwylla, lost you are no longer. Bane has blessed us thees day and now our fates our eentertwined." 

The man shakes his head, speaking quietly to his wife, who produces an empty vial from her pouch. "No, we are simple merchants. We bartered with some Khaasta, who gave us this vial in exchange for safe passage through with our caravan," he says, holding the empty vial forward so that you can see it. "They said sprinkling this on us would bring us great success...and, yes, people loved us. At first, sales were easy...but then their love turned too much."

Still blushing a bit at her unknown actions, Ada brushes herself off "Well, thank you Misha... for breaking whatever that was that I was entranced by.  I'm glad you were not affected." 

She looks at Gwylla "Agreed, like Misha said, you are no longer lost as our fates are now intertwined.... and.... you can consider us your friends."

The man shakes his head, speaking quietly to his wife, who produces an empty vial from her pouch. "No, we are simple merchants. We bartered with some Khaasta, who gave us this vial in exchange for safe passage through with our caravan," he says, holding the empty vial forward so that you can see it. "They said sprinkling this on us would bring us great success...and, yes, people loved us. At first, sales were easy...but then their love turned too much."

Looking at the couple "Khaasta! How long ago was this?  We have been looking for these Khaasta.... let's just say they stole something that we are trying to get back.  Do you happen to know which way they were going?"

Ada gives a concerned look to the others "It appears our 'Khaasta' are somehow bottling and selling the beauty that they are stealing form others"

Daetris comes to her senses within the slowly dissipating crowd, and she lets out a quiet growl, rubbing her temples. Cursing under her breath in a myriad of languages, she looks around for the rest of her party, just in time to see the stranger they'd spoken with slip around into an alley. Ten gold says that's where she'll find the rest of them, then. They've started to gain the habit of attracting strangers.

She makes her way to the alley, but once she sees the human couple there, too, she slams her eyes shut with another swear. Instead of getting any closer, she crosses her arms over her chest and plants herself at the mouth of the alley, glaring out at the street and any people around. No use getting close enough to get mind whammied again. Her crew will fill her in on anything she needs to know.

Still blushing a bit at her unknown actions, Ada brushes herself off "Well, thank you Misha... for breaking whatever that was that I was entranced by.  I'm glad you were not affected." 
"Almost!" she admitted.

Misha listened as Ada spoke. So that's what was going on.