Pixie on the town (Moore)

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Do we have any local contacts there I should start with that you're aware of?"

[Anastasia]

"We have some," Morniel says, "I know more in my personal dealings. Though you can also do it the hard way if you want to find new sources."

[Nephrite]

"Nothing was ever gained doing things the easy way." Moore says with a smile. "All right, I think I'll start with anyone within Lord Crystalle's circle and then branch off to Brightwater after that. If I get stumped anywhere I'll come back."

[Anastasia]

"Good luck," Morniel says.

What's your plan now?

[Nephrite]

Meet with Vivantha and then take on the money-grubbing tomorrow.

[Anastasia]

You find Vivantha at the phase spiders. She's singing softly, all of the arachnids lying about on webs and being still. A scattering of troops is there as well - an earth elemental and a firre eladrin, a human soldier and a war hound. She's singing in Celestial, a sad song of longing.

[Nephrite]

Moore flies in and listens quietly.

He does speak Celestial if there's any special meaning.

[Anastasia]

No special meaning that Moore can detect, it's just a pretty song.

[Nephrite]

Moore will just sit and listen, as is the proper thing to do for someone else's performance!

[Anastasia]

It finally winds down, the assembled people clapping. Vivantha smiles to them all and then beckons Moore over. "The path of the song seeker is not an easy one, but it is a rewarding one. You will need to pour your all into it."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods as he flies over. "So I've seen. You have to be willing to let yourself get carried away, but also control it, right?"

[Anastasia]

"Yes," Vivantha says, "You have to be the song, live the song."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Yes, that makes sense. Miss Ebony and I talked a bit about her unique way of singing as well, it seems... similar, but there are marked differences."

[Anastasia]

"Yes, now...." Vivantha begins her lesson, explaining the basics to Moore. As someone versed in bardic music and theory, it's not terribly hard to follow. The basic principal seems to be applying music together on the fly, combining types of music as one coherent whole. It's merging them on the spot, a talent that suggests a great deal of skill.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods along with Vivantha, not having too much trouble keeping up with the general idea. He can do that, eventually!

I'm fine with skipping along if you want to.