Arthur sat at the bar looking around his musical instrument at his side and he said to the bartender," Give me a round of Jose Cuervo". THe bartender looked up and said," SUre as long as you play a little tune on that instrument of your out minstrel left a few days ago". Arthur smiled and said," Sure jsut give me my drink first the song won't work without it". HE smiled a little thinking the perfect songfor this bar. HE said," Mmmm I love this bar". He laughed hard and waited on his drink. When the drink came he said," Here let me sing this for ya and keep the drinks coming".
HE began to sing,"

I walked in and the band just started
the singer couldn't care a tune in a bucket
Was on a mission to drown her memory but
I thought no way with all this rukus

But after one round with Jose Cuervo
I caught my boots tapping along with the beat
And After two rounds with Jose Cuervo
The band was sounding pretty darn good to me

Then some stranger asked me to dance
and i reviled to her my two left feet
Said "Don't get me wrong, im glad you asked,
But tonight's about beating an old memory

Then after Three rounds with Jose Cuervo
I let her lead me out on the floor
And after Four rounds with Jose Cuervo
I was showing off moves never seen before

Well, round five or round six
I forgot what I came to forget
After Round seven, Or was it eight?
I bought a round for the whole dang place

And after nine rounds with Jose Cuervo
They were counting me out and i was about to give in
Then after ten rounds with Jose Cuervo
I lost count and started counting again

One round with Jose Cuervo
I went two rounds
Three rounds".

Musa walked into the bar heals clicking on the woodfloor. She tossed her dark brown hair and took a seat taking in her surroundings. Only a few people were in the bar, it had a fog like mist about it. A handoms singer was singing onstage. She looked at the abandoned table next to her own, it had a half full glass on it. That must be the singers place. She thought. Her peircing green eyes examined the room. It had a cozy yet dangerous feel to it, something she did not trust. A fight could break out at anymoment. But she ignored that possibility.

She watched the singer. She would smile at him everyonce in a while if he happened to be looking in her direction. She sighed and adjusted her boots. She was wearing a purple corset like strapless top with a flowing black skirt. The bartender walked over and smiled. "What will it be." A man said. She smiled politely. "A margerita." She said. He nodded and left her.

Now the mans song was ended. A new tune came on, it was a fast moving, yet very passionate tango she had heard before called El Tango De Roxanne, a few couples went on the stage to dance. The piano and violin were playing slowly but she knew that drums and several other insturments would come into the picture making the tune move faster.

After Arthur finished he noticed a woman come in and noticed she was quite beautiful as he was captivated by it but he shook himself to reality. HE put his instrument on his table and walked to the bar and said to the bartender," I'll have another drink and what evere the ladies having is on me". He smield at her and said," I'm sorry to presume to buy your drink but its in my nature to buy people drinks". He laughed and said," The names Arthur by the way". HE smield and took a sip of his own drink waiting for his boldness to click in.

Musa looked up at the man. He seemed nice and handsom. She didnt mind him buying her drink. "Not at all. You may buy my drinks anytime." She smiled. "Very nice to meet you, I'm Musa Saphire." Offering her hand for him to shake. The music was now on it more fast beat. It was a tango that had several simple steps but it was still very passionate. She watched the dancing couples. They were like one person. She turned her attention back to the handom man and flipped her hair.

Arthur smield and said," Enchanted to meet you Musa:. HE took her hand and shook it lightly if thignd\s had been diffrent he would have kissed the hand but this was not the place for proper etiquett. His foot tapped to the music and he looked at the dancers and shook his head. HE laughed a little and said,' Its interesting don't you think how music and steps can form somethign liek that". He shook his head toward the dancers who seemed to be spinning faster. HE smiled and looked back at her.

Musa laughed. "Like wise. What makes you think I dont know the steps?" She asked perking her eye brows. She did know the steps and the song very well. It was a song that weaved passion, and elegance in one dance. She took another sip of her dink, her long elegant fingers held lightly onto the glass. It was a blue ice, sluch like drink that had been very refreshing, the only worry for her was the amount of alchohol in it. She didnt particularly like the taste of it or the effect it had on a person. "Do you know the steps?" She asked her green eyes sparkeling.

Arthur smield and said," Do I know the steps mam I know every step from here to the other side fo the world my side job is a performer". HE stood up and said," If you want me to prove it I'd be glad to oblige". He laid his drink on the bar and his musical instrument and held put his hand saying," Shall I porve that I know them or do you think I'm bluffin">

Musa smiled and took his hand. Her black dress flowed when she got up from her seat. "Can you play this game?" She asked. The song for some odd reason had started over again, the couples had left the dance floor making room for the two that meant buisness. The violin began its part. THe dance started with the man on one side the woman on the other. When more insturments came into the picture and the drum she started to walk in a circle, her first step hitting the ground loudly going with the music.

It started with the two circling each other......

ROXANNE...You don't have to put on that red light
ROXANNE...You don't have to wear that dress tonight

His eyes upon your face
His hand upon your hand
His lips caress your skin
IT'S MORE THAN I CAN STAND!

Arthur laughed and said," Can a Dragon Fly I can play". HE grabbed a rose from a nearby table and put it in his mouth and steeped onto the floor bringing his hadns up he clapped twice and started the dance he knew so well him and the music bonded into one where he was the song words and the music was his feet. HE danced most elegantly but that was his way with this kind of music. HE laughed and said with the rose in his mouth," I haven't danced lie kthsi in a long time". HE smield and watched her dance with him as she was quite good better in fact than he had seen the others do.

She lifted her eye brows when he put the rose in his mouth. When he clapped she did several spins making her way to him. She stopped when they were but a centimeter away. Their lips were dangerously close. Yes, this dance did generate sparks of electricity between the two dancers. It was a romantic dance that started slow, and simple, but became more complex and faster to keep up with. Now most of the bar was watching the two with curious eyes.

Me dejaste...me dejaste como una paloma ( You left me...you left me like a dove )
El alma se me fue; se me fue el corazon ( My soul has left me; my heart has left me )

She gently placed her palm on his chest and danced forward pushing him away at the same time. Going along with the story of the song.

Arthur raised his eyebrows when she started with him something inside him almost made him sweep her off her feet into a more delicate and exotic dance. He ignroed it and went along with it the two forming their own melody a song of souls so beautiful so melodious Arthur did not want it to end. He then grabbed her hand and spun her arpund and then pushed her to himse and then spun her away as the dance called for it. Yet his soul wanted something more but he again ignored it and contnued the dance of two souls.

When her spun her her dark brown hair flew.

Feelings I cant Fight!!!!

Now the rest of the song would be pure, intense instrumental. The violin, Cello, and Piano. She locked her green eyes on his. She walked slowly, and slightly seductivly back to him. Her heals clicking on the wood floor. Now the whole pub was watching the two give into the dance. She was now a foot away from him. The black dress stood still. Her heart began to race her breathing slowed...

Arthur followed the movement toward her and he stopped when she did his heart waas thunping from excitment mroe than from the dance for to him it semed as if he was dancing with an Angel on earth something no mortal could touch or understand. HE smield and went along with step after step never missing a beat till finally the music became more exotic and he knew what was coming and he went to his work about it to. Soon hsi body and hers closed together in the most vigorous part of the dance and he could not help but wonder " is it fate or chance".

Silk, corrupt thief to the core always enjoyed the company of the Drital Qu'ellar- It was refreshingly corrupt. Business was booming and he stared at his business associate in this part of the world. 'Business associate' was a term Silk used often to describe his own personal spies in the area in question, his partners in crime, smuggling, and even legitimate business dealings, which often involved activities such as purchasing and consuming rich brown ale. In the middle of one of those 'legitimate business dealings' he and his associate, a young merchant sailor by the name of Tekk, were also discussing a whole manner of dealings going on in the world outside the tavern walls.
"-and word has it that somebody named William Drown has challenged the Archangel Zenith Meria to a duel with swords." Tekk was saying to Silk who took a long pull from his foam flecked tankard. Meanwhile some sort of folk song that developed in the countrysides was being performed on stage.
"Well," Silk replied, "Zenith I have heard of and he is a powerful one. I would not want to cross my weapons with him." He sighed as he took another drink. "This Drown fellow had better be really competant in his swordsmanship or he's going to be finding his lifespan much shorter than he may have accounted for."
"That's the truth."
Silk's eyes were going into thought as the folk song was coming to an end.
"I wonder if I could go down there and place bets. Maybe a fair few people will put their funds into the wrong person. I ought to make a damn good profit either way."
"And even if you don't, you could always bolt when they demand their money." Tekk said.
Silk contemplated the notion for a bit.
"No, I don't really care for the idea that much. If I take off with all their money I could be ousted from the community entirely. I can pretty much swindle them legitimately if need be." He said. "Plus, if I skip out on the collection they will all know my face." Silk added as an afterthought, tapping the side of his long nose and winking. The band struck up a dance song and Silk thought they were nuts. But then a very attractive female and a blonde haired man with blue eyes hit the dance floor and practically began to tear it up. Silk raised a speculative eyebrow at the woman. She danced expertly.

The dance bacame more difficult , and exotic, entertaining and seductive, they danced for what seemed hours. Right, Left, Right. But soon the song ended and she was tiered out. She left the stage and returned to her chair and her blue martini. She sighed and tossed her now messed up hair out of her face. She grasped the glass with her long, delacate fingers and took a sip.

(i ahve to amke this quick so sorry if its a bad post)

When the music stopped and Musa left Arthur slowed his breathing so his heart would slow from the excitment he had not meet such a good dancer since well ever actually he knew he could dance but she was extravagant at it. HE went to the bar and said," Water and My Cuervo". The bartender smield and handed him both and to him quietly she wore you out huh". Arthur drank the water in one gulp and said," You have no idea". The bartender smiled and went back to serving. Arthru looked at Musa and said," You dance pretty good your the ebst I have seen ever actually and I think I can dance you set the pace more than I did".

((its ok it was pretty good))

Musa sat at her table, her legs comfortably numb from the intense work out she had had. She smiled at him when he came back to her table. "Thank you for the complement. Well I guess thats what happens when you a very active person." She said shrugging her shoulders. She was very active went for jogs and walks every day, worked out, and every once in a while when the situation permited she danced. She flew on the current of the music. She took another sip of her martini, it was nearly empty and it had her dark red lipstick marks all over the edge of the glass. She sighed frustrated, took out her hankerchif and rubbed it off before turning her attention back to aurthur.

Arthur laughed a little and finished his drink as well. He noticed her rubbing hers and shook his head a little and the bartender said," I won't charge you for the drinks if you sing another song for us Master Pendragon its getting a little roudy in here". Arthur laughed and said," Sure I know just the one". HE got his instrument out and strummed it a little and began to sing in a more melodious voice than his first song,"

We got winners,
We got losers,
Chain smokers and boozers,
We got yuppies,
We got riders,
We got thirsty hitchhikers.
And the girls next door dress up like godesses.
Mmmm, I love this bar.

We got cowboys,
We got muckers,
Broken-hearted fools and suckers,
We got hustlers,
We got fighters,
Early birds and all-nighters,
And the veterans talk about their battle scars.
Mmmm, I love this bar.

Chorus
I love this bar.
It's my kind of place.
Just walkin' through the front door puts a big smile on my face.
It ain't too far.
Come as you are.
Mmmm, I love this bar.

We got short skirts,
We got high techs,
Blue collar boys and rednecks.
We got lovers, Lotsa lookers,
I've even seen dancin' girls and hookers.
And we like to drink our beer from a Mason jar.
Mmmm, I love this bar...Yes, I do.

Instrumental Interlude

I like my bird.
I like my sword.
I like to take em to dinner.
I like a show now and then.

But, I love this bar.
It's my kind of place.
Just twirlin' around on the dance floor puts a big smile on my face.
No cover charge.
Come as you are.
Mmmm, I love this bar.

Mmmm, I love this old bar".

Musa smiled and laughed. When she had walked into the bar he was singing, and now he was doing it again. She deducted that there were two possibilities, he liked to sing allot, or he couldnt pay for the drinks. While she was thinking about this the bartender was walking up to her. She bearly heard him when he asked her to sing a song and they could have as many drinks as they wanted. She looked at him in suprise. "Its ok, I can pay." She said holding out some gold coins. He gave her a stern look that didnt accept the coins obiously singing was the only form of payment here. She sighed and rolled her eyes waiting for her turn to come.

Arthur finished and said," You know I could have paid ya but I don't like bar fights". The bartender looked up and said," Master Pendragon this maybe a lowly pub filled with scum but we all have heard of Arthur the Dragon Slayer we don't charge people like you its bad for business". Arthur shook his head and took out a sack of coins and said," HEre I can't not pay its in my code". The bartender took the coins reluctantly and Arthur said," Water again please and Musa I would love to hear you sing".

Musa smiled took out some gold coins and payed the bartender. "I dont sing. But I would like another margerita." She turned to aurthur. "Do you like to sing or do you like the attention?" She said smiling. The bar was now quiet and another singer had gotten up. No fights had started yet and most of the people seemed to be minding their own buisneess. Yet the bartended seemed to be watching musa and aurthur with great interest. He was leaning over the counter and pouring their drinks slowly.

Arthur smield and then laughed and said," A little bit of both really besides dragon slaying I perform just for foun why the other day I was performign in the square and well me and the other perfomers made the crowd laugh. He smiled and said," It was my mother that got me interested in singing but my father got em interested in Dragon Slaying and that would be hard to belive when people know what my father is". HE sighed and said," I sometimes talk to mutch and seem egotistical which Iam but all in all I just the stuff I do four fun and attention and I need the attention to gain back whats rightfully mine".

Musa listened to him. How he slayed dragons and liked attention, she hadnt met a man that didnt. "I dont think you talk too much. Well, it seems your mother knew what she was doing, your not a bad singer." Musa didnt tell him what she wanted she had a lust for blood and power that she tried to ignore, tried to push out of her mind, but it just kept on coming back. "Arent you going to show me a magic trick?" Musa smirked.

Arthur laughed and said," Okay but its not real magic I only learned from the Gleemen I trained with to learn how to perform". He rubebd his hands together and started to soem hand gestyres and in an instant he let some flower petals fly out from his hands. HE smiled as some of the drunks callped. HE said," Its nothing really its jsut smiple illusion I can do doves but not in here I don't think I aught to let a dove out". He then started to do other illusion magic juggling flaming balls then making them dissappear and pulling strings out of ears and leting butterflies soar from his sword sheat. It was all illusion that he had learned from his Performing teachersas it wasn't real magic.

Musa laughed and watched happily as he did some fairly simple magic tricks, she loved illusion, the mystery of it. Not knowing what was real and what wasnt. It intriuged her. She clapped when he was done. "Very good. Your good at what you do. I'll show you some thing now." She twirled her finger in mid air, soon a minature tornado two inches high started to tear through their table, but it wasnt powerfull enough to knock over even her old empty margereta glass, so she let it go for a while before taking it in her hand, blowing on it, and letting it turn back into still air. "That was magic."

Arthur was amazed when she did real magic he never expected to meet a real magican. HE said," Nice work of the winds I never thought I'd meet a real magican I myself have no aptitude for it yet Iam working on it though". HE smiled and said," My blood has magic in it from being half-dragon so I can control spells I just don't know any". HE laughed a little looking around the pup and said," If I may ask why did you come here I mean this palce isn't the bets in the world and Iam only here for rumours".

"I dont know why I came here, to take a break, have a drink." She shrugged, sometimes she would go to a place like a pub or a bar, and just sit watching people, thinking and forgetting her problems. She smiled. "And you? I've seen you preform in the square. Its very good, and several people must pay you to preform, what are you doing in a place like this?" She asked back. He seemed like the type of person that would always be traveling, never have time to just sit back and watch.

Arthur smiled and said," Rumours, COntracts, stuff liek that drove me hear, Pubs, inns get the best news on Dragons and plus they mave have news on the world which I miss while I seek out Evil Dragons". He sipped his water looking around again and said," Though this place is known for its miscreants and miscreants know more that you would think why I have found out about 5 dragons already thats more than good news to my ears because they are plaguing nearby villages". He looked at her and said," I have to keep busy somehow and well I have to find out information so I can keep busy".

Musa sighed. She was an experianced dragonologist and didnt exactly support dragon slaying unless it was if they ate people. But most the time that was a last resort. She knew how to aproach them so you wont be eaten, even how to gain their respect, but she said nothing. "Looks may be deciving." She said looking arround the pub several poorly looking people were drinking and most drunk. Many held secrets that would suprise most people, over whelm some, and unempress others.

Arthur smield and said," Yeah I know something thta looks weak can be strong I have several friends like that, and something young may have wisdom, Something strong may have smarts, all thigns are not as they seem". HE took a sip of his drink and said," As my father once told me. We can only be who we are no more no less, and to only let down the mountan of duty when we die". He smiled thinking of his father back in the mountains". HE smiled and said," Oh how I wish things had been diffrent for me in some ways, but we cannot change what is past we can only look ahead to the future and keep looking for what we seek in life". He took a long drink this time and looked at her and said," If I may be so bold as to ask why has such a beautiful woman as you not found someone who would protect her and be her companion".

Musa perked an eyebrow and smiled. "I can protect myself." It wasnt as simple as she had put it though, she had had some that hurt her instead of protect. So she learned from experiance that it is just plain better to protect yourself, if you want a job done right you must do it yourself. "Some people dont do what they say they'll do, its safer not to trust anyone." She said taking another sip of her drink. It was refreshingly slushy and calming. She pushed her dark brown hair out of her face.

Arthur sighed and shook his head and said," I wouldn't know about that as I always keep a promise once I make it, I wouldn't be who Iam if I didn't". He laughed a little and said," You cna always count on Dragons and Half-Dragons to keep their word as long as they say Dragons Truth or Dragons Oath, I always swear on those". He looked at her and said," SOme pain cannot be protected physically it must be protected mentally and emotionally, to do this one must have great strength and fine companions". He sighed and said," But listen to me talk about somethign I have no knowledge of for I have neither companions except for my bird, nor any one to call my own, my life is a lonely life". He sighed and said," We all ahve troubles I shouldn't bore people with mine". HE took an even longer drink and then asked for another water along with some Merlot".

Musa sat and listened. "I think its better to be lonely, that way you cant get hurt, I'm strong enough to take came of myself, I dont need someone to do it for me. But it is nice sometimes for some help. You have a bird? Nice. I dont have animals, and I do trust dragons very much, they are wise. They are my friends." Yes, many of her friends were dragons, she had gained severals respect. Others just knew of her. Dragons scare most people, but the fact is, only one kind of secies eats people, so really, you have nothing to worry about.

Arthur looked at her and said," Really thats interesting perhaps you know of Nar'Vaeg then he is a real fmaous dragon maybe you count him among your dragon friends". HE smiled he hoped he had not given away that NAr'Vaeg was his father. He looked at her and said," Its real good to have dragons for friends I myself have only a few dragon friends and they are the good dragons I don't like evil ones mostly because of a plot that envolved my fathers capture and as sutch I hunt Evil Dragons for their part in the plot to kill my father".

Musa shook her head. "No, I havent heard of him, but the next time I meet himn I shall know that he is a friend of mine, yes its the evil dragons that I dont like. But I suppose theirs a dragon in everyone." She smiled slightly and looked arround. "Its really late, I think I've gott a go....." She trailed off before getting up and tossing her hair out of her face. "It was very nice to meet you aurthur, I hope we meet again sometime in the near future." She smiled and turned to leave.

Arthur smield and said," I hope so to because I had fun dancing with you". HE then said," IF you do meet NAr'Vaeg tell him his son Dar'Vage sends his love and also tell him that Arthur sends his love to Serina". HE smiled at her weily and said," If thigns had been diffrent and I had known you better we would have painted the town red". He laughed and went back to his drink now content with what happened.

She smiled and nodded before closing the large wooden door to the pub. She began to walk down the cobbled street of the small town. She pulled the hood of her cloack down to cover her face. The stars glinted in the black silk of the night sky. She was the only one on the loan road of the small village, the only noise was the noise of brawls coming from the pub she had just left. She began to sing quietly....

Only came outside to watch the nightfall with the rain
I heard you making patterns rhyme
Like some new romantic looking for the tv sound
Youll see Im right some other time

Look now, look all around, theres no sign of life
Voices, another sound, can you hear me now?


Is there anybody out there trying to get through?
My eyes are so cloudy I cant see you

Look now, look all around, theres no sign of life
Voices, another sound, can you hear me now?

WHen she elft Arthur just smield and took some final drinks of his Cuervo and the bartender said," LEt a pretty girl slip out of your fingers eh Dragon Slayer". Arthru smield and said," I have not yet begun to see the end of her". HE handed him the last of his coins and said," Night". He left the bar and went out into the darkness to raom as he pleased. All the while whsitlign a merry tune.

Musa kept on walking through the streets of the dark town, the night slithered its way through the doors of all the houses in the village preying on the people in the houses makeing them fall into a deceptive sleep, but she walked through the darkness and kept her eyes open, watching for any danger that might arise. She was always on her gaurd, but she knew that at times that could be a bad thing she never let people in. Kept them away on the surface, on the outside.

Is there anybody out there trying to get through?
My eyes are so cloudy I cant see you

Arthur soon heard singing but people usually sang in the streets well into the night but he sang back " A hero is trying to get through some one who is brave and true and would never wrong you". He laughed a little he liekd riddle songs it made thignsm ore interesting and yet complicated but he kept on whistling a little tune.