Skill and Song

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## Summary

Xaillen talks about Seven being more useful to the party with Hoshimi. He suggests getting her to fly as a lookout as Seven and Cora Treecreak ask Yasmin for food. Yasmin teaches Pikria Thymos how to order food as Hoshimi shoots down Xaillen's idea. Sybl and Flint join her for breakfast.

As Olwen Edgeworth and Adrian Tanlaial head downstairs, Flint and Xaillen talk with Seven on what a pencil is. Flint shows some examples from his notebook and refers to Olwen for her stories that she reads and writes. Seven gives it a try as Adrian slips him a sheet of paper that reads 'magus' for a superhero name. Xaillen complements Hoshimi for her getting everyone to leave early yesterday as Seven tries writing herself. She writes a weird equation and isn't sure how she knows it. Flint pulls out a sheet of paper for drawing instead. Seven draws Flint but also puts in a square which Flint finds odd. Olwen, Flint and Seven agree that the three of them and Sybl should be pencil pals.

Meanwhile Adrian gives the code to get the Silver Room as Hoshimi turns to Flint and Cora. She notes that her musicians weren't in the tavern and needs two musicians to help with the performance tonight. Flint and Cora are happy to help out and go with Hoshimi into her office to learn the music. Yasmin pulls Adrian to the silver room as Xaillen talks with Olwen about how anxious she is. He also mentions how the only bad choice she made in his eyes was surrendering to Kord's guards when they left the dark city. He talks about how Nicholas Hollyhock may have hired people recently and they could give them a fresh trail to follow. There's also a possibility that he could show up at the Silver Star given how he can go from kidnapping children to having fun in the same day. She leaves to help Adrian follow up on finding Arpolian. Xaillen briefly inquires on her 'confident voice' before suggesting to stick with her confident self all the time.

Back with Adrian a fox appears in the window of the silver room. He reads it's aura only to see it has no innate magical auras. He approaches the fox as Seven shows her writing to Olwen and Sybl. The fox leaves a note for Adrian as Seven asks Sybl to play his violin. Adrian reluctantly agrees as Sybl's playing fills the whole tavern. Adrian is given the task of giving someone a favor involving the 'ruins of bizarre.' As he returns Olwen mentions that she missed him. She realized what she said out loud and runs off embarrassed. Adrian is confused but orders breakfast from Pikria.

After a quick intermission, Flint notices the huge drum set he gets to work with as Xaillen returns with a slight limp. Hoshimi is wearing a special dress with a viel. She does a dress rehearsal with them (the song is Lost in Thoughts all alone from Fire Emblem Fates Conquest). Everyone in the audience is aghast at the performance and Hoshimi snaps them out of it. Adrian then suggests they go to the ruins of bizarre. Hoshimi gets changed into her normal clothes and Flint gets out of the zone for drumming. Everyone heads out with Cora also tagging along.

## Notable events

* Seven learns to draw and write
* Cora Treecreak and Flint agree to provide music for Hoshimi's performance that night and they do a dress rehearsal
* Adrian Tanlaial meets with Silverfox's messenger and tasks him with getting a favor done concerning the 'ruins of bizarre'