They heard a band playing music in the background (or what passed for music) with more than a few dogs howling along; completely out of tune. Atchmon watched as a half dozen dogs were playing some kind of game with stone cards; a Border Collie just won the massive pile of gems and gold coins, much to the dismay of the other players. Even despite the fact that two of the dogs (a tiny little Pug and a Shitzu) were cheating, having caught one dog slip the other an extra stone 'card' under the table with its toes. 