“If you are worried, of course you should. But if you come along you can make sure we are all safe”, Guardok again suggests to Lesviel.

When Piero sits with them, he changes the subject. “I like your robes, Piero. Are they special?”.

Piero eyes Guardok as he asks about his attire. For a moment he seems almost to make some biting remark. But instead he just says, "They are garments from my home. Typical of what my family wears." 

Lesviel shakes her head at the Genasi, "Ah, I really shouldn't go. That wouldn't be proper." She still seems hesitant. "I really don't think you all should be camping out in the middle of campus..."  As she speaks, Piero makes some sort of motion with his hands. He then steps closer to Lesviel. "Hey, you can trust these guys. Surely you can overlook this little thing."  There is a pause and then the Elf turns to Guardok. "I suppose I never really heard exactly what it was you were doing. Don't worry about it." 

Still holding his plate of food, he asks. "Mind if I sit with you?" 

Aurora gives Malvyn a half-smile. "Guess I'd imagined something different if we weren't going to get much sleep some night. But this should be interesting." She finishes up the last bit of her wine, setting the glass on the table. "Time to head for the stage I think. Hope you enjoy the show Mal." She blows him a kiss as she walks away carrying her case with hurdy gurdy inside. 

The previous act is wrapping up as Aurora readies herself just beside the stage. As she waits you note one of the waiters brings her another drink. And soon she is being announced to start her performance. 

Mae had been working the floor a bit again but happened to turn just in time to see Aurora blow Mal a kiss and her golden aura suddenly intensified and she went running back to the backroom again, hiding down among some supplies, desperately taking anything to hold onto and curling into a corner.

( OOC: @Culuril - with insight: 13 and perception: 25 (nat 20), what does Guardok notice about Piero's behaviour towards him (about the robes) and Lesviel (persuading her to change her mind) )

Guardok merely motions for Piero to sit whilst he processes what just happened.

"Well, there might just be time for something different too if you would be interested in that my dear." The purple-skinned Tiefling responds with a playful smile. He then takes a sip from his glass of wine and leans back in his chair to take in the Aurora's performance that soon brings him into that mysterious misty forest once again, his tail slowly swaying to the somber music with his fiery eyes open but not quite present.

Guardok gets the impression that Piero is being sincere in telling him about the robes he wears. He was glad that you had asked about them. And he gives the impression that the robes are important to him.  In the interaction between Piero and Lesviel, Guardok realizes that Piero had clearly cast a spell - the distinctive hand motions and words were clear indicators. It doesn't take much insight to note Lesviel had suddenly become much more willing to look the other way. 

Aurora hadn't made any response to Malvyn's comment before she headed for the stage.  She begins her performance with some familiar tunes - at least to those who have heard her before.  As usually, she does mix up the pieces of music a bit, with each performance adding or omitting certain songs.  Tonight she has added a piece that has a very meditative, calm feel to it.  It's not as eerie or melancholy as much of what she plays. She continues to drink her wine between pieces and it seems she keeps taking a look over the audience as she plays. 

Guardok narrows his eyes at Piero, trying to let his roommate know he had spotted he had done something. However, he doesn't mention anything to Lesviel.

"Well, now that is all settled, what are you both going to be doing this evening?", he asks, trying to steer the subject away from his plans to camp out. He looks particularly to Piero, "I assume you have plans, being dressed so smartly".

It took a couple of songs before Mae finally composed herself enough to return to her duties around the tavern, although she did as much as she could to avoid Mal and the gaze of Aurora, while at the same time watching her some and almost humming along from time to time.

As the raven-haired performer on stage shifts to her meditative and calm piece, the purple-skinned Tiefling opens his fiery red eyes and looks up at her, the calmness of her tune seeming to have reached him and soothing his flaring eyes, and he gives her a warm smile before taking another sip of his red wine as he continues to enjoy the performance.

"Plans?" Lesviel says to Guardok. "Not much. Or...  well..."  She mumbles for a moment. "I'll probably just practice a bit and make sure I'm caught up on my studies." 

"And it seems I have little else to do," Piero says.  "I do have a few things to go over and I guess I could pour over my notes from the library earlier."

Aurora's performance continues as Malvyn watches and Mae eventually returns to her work. Given the performer's position giving her a good view of the crowd, there is a moment where her eyes meet Mae's as the Aasimar watches.  But Aurora quickly shifts her attention as she seamlessly plays. A few more songs are played, all of them with a lightly haunting tone to them. And soon, her set is done, and Aurora leaves the stage to hearty applause from those still present tonight. 

She slowly packs up her hurdy gurdy as the next performer comes up.  It is a Loxodon, someone that you haven't seen before.  It seems he is doing an all percussion performance to close out the night.  

The purple-skinned Tiefling joins the applause, standing up and pulling out a chair for Aurora as she gets back to the table. "That was so good Aurora, as always. I noticed your new piece too, quite a soothing one, have you been working on that lately?" Malvyn asks with a curious smile.

"So, do you want to stay and listen to the percussion performance or would you prefer a walk?" He asks after a while.

Aurora glances back at the stage after coming over to the table with Malvyn. "No need to stay and listen." She continues to glance around for a bit before looking back at the Tiefling. "A walk then? You have somewhere in mind?"

"Nowhere in particular but I'm sure we will come up with something..." The purple-skinned Tiefling says confidently, finishing his wine and getting up to get the chair for the raven-haired performer, gallantly offering her his arm as they leave. "...I suppose we should try to collect something that would make camping by the pond reasonably comfortable. I have never done anything like that but as you said, it should be interesting." He says with a playful smile. "We can pass by your dorms too of course if you want to leave your instrument there, although if you would play us something under the pale moon I would of course appreciate that too Aurora."

Aurora takes Malvyn's arm when offered and starts heading out with him. "You have camping gear back at your room?" she asks.  Before going out the door she takes a quick glance around before continuing on. "Can't imagine there are many places to acquire such gear with short of two hours until midnight."  The two then pass out of the Bow's End into the night. 

(OOC - For everyone else...  it's probably somewhere between 10pm and 11pm, so those camping at the pond may want to head that way! Guardok has plenty of time to wrap up with Lesviel and Piero though.) 

Mae watched Aurora and Mal leave together, arm in arm but put her face on and finished the night at the tavern. Once freed from her duties she began wandering back toward the dorm, her head feeling unusually clouded and befuddled. Her steps were perhaps a bit of a reflection of that as she teetered her way toward the hall. Something about a pond...She had forgotten already what Mal has said about it, other than they were going there tonight for something. She stopped in her tracks, looking around almost aimlessly.

Guardok continues munching on his food and takes a big drink of fruit juice.

"You can always join us, Piero. The more the merrier", he says to his room-mate. He looks over at the serving stations, "Perhaps we should gather some food for later. Do they do take-out do you think?".

He really doesn't know what to make of Piero. He often seems aloof and yet he helped persuade Lesviel. Perhaps a night of camping will loosen him up a bit more and he will become more forthcoming.

Piero seems to consider Guardok's offer. "Join you? Sleeping next to a pond? I think I will stay and sleep in my actual bed. I'm sure you have enough hands to help that girl sleep." He pauses to take a bite from his plate. He then adds. "But thank you for inviting me." 

"No worries", Guardok says. "I think I will go and see about that take-out", he adds and says his goodbyes to Lesviel and Piero and heads over to the food stations.

He will ask for a take-away box or bag and fill it with a mixture of sweet and savoury food if allowed.

Guardok is able to get a couple of boxes and fill it with various foods. He then heads back upstairs to his room.  It appears Piero and Lesviel are still sitting and finishing their meals. 

(Mei and Knap - with Guardok back upstairs it now would be the time if there is any midnight attempts at dreaming by the pond!)