This is one of those moments you never expected: As you reach out for the display with keychains, a wolf from the other side of the tavern shouts out: “Stop… Moving… NOW!” He stands up and walks directly toward you. “Do you know what it means, ‘Follow the Call’?” As he passes one of the bards, he rudely grabs her lute. “HEY, one cannot simply grab a lute from a bard and walk directly into the ‘Trader’s Hearth’!” The lynx is visibly upset about it. She patiently watches the wolf ignoring her as he starts to play, pinning her ears back with a shudder at the sheer quality of the performance when he begins to speak:
“Traveler, my friend, … this key chain is lovely and an represents an important part of our culture – and let’s be honest: Vela is simply enchanting. She is beautiful as she moves through the woods like flowing water, with the starry sky caught in her fur. And her meaningful gaze is caught on this keychain, along with these words.” He looks at the image, clearly smitten. “She truly is an impressive creature, and if you ever get the chance to meet her…” He clears his throat briefly and turns back to you: “So, what do you think of the keychain?”
Finally, the bard steps forward and snatches her lute back from the wolf. She cradles the instrument lovingly in her arms and whispers to it, “By the pale moonlight! What on earth did he do to you?” Then, turning to you, she says, “For the sake of our ancestors, please don’t let the wolf do something like that again… That was just a lyrical crash landing.” She eyes you with a slightly mischievous smile and adds, “But, my traveling companion, we have to admit that his keychain is truly adorable, don’t we?”