Calypso leaned happily back into the embrace of Kaihel's arm as he draped it casually around her back. She smiled and took the bits of melon and other fruit between her lips when the knight offered the fork up before her mouth. It was nice to have a normal night out, something she wasn't used to and certainly hadn't had time for since before she'd been summoned by the royal family and the adventure had begun. Trix remained her usual petulant self, shying away from Kaihel's touch and going so far as to place her hand on the whip strapped to her waist.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: blue">Something definitely feels strange,</span>" the sorceress agreed in answer to Kaihel's question, looking to Trix in hopes that the fairy had some insight on what exactly was happening.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: fuchsia">There's a bit of magical charm to their music,</span>" Trix said dismissively. "<span style="color: fuchsia">Enough to get larger tips from the drunk and stupid. You shouldn't need to worry about it, Calypso. But you might want to keep an eye on <i>him</i>,</span>" she nodded her pointed chin toward Kaihel. "<span style="color: fuchsia">Otherwise he might pour all his goods into one of their laps.</span>"<br/><br/>Since Trix wasn't concerned, the blue haired girl decided to let the matter drop. She trusted Kaihel to have restraint, but if he wanted to tip one of the bards for their show that was his own business. She was distracted quickly enough when a bird fluttered to land on her shoulder. So startled by its unexpected pressesnce, Caly didn't noticeably react until she realized it was carrying a note. A messenger? She wondered who might be trying to contact her and cautiously released the knot tied around the avian's leg.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: blue">Oh. My. Gosh!</span>" she gasped, once she'd read through Malon's letter. A horse! She could scarcely believe her luck. Part of her wanted to head back to the outskirts of Nabooru immediately and see the mount for herself. Of course she couldn't do that, and from the sounds of things it would be a while yet before Moonbeam would be ready to leave the ranch. But still...!<br/><br/>The bird fluttered away when the commotion began between the bards and their patrons. Even though she was slow to react and wasn't certain exactly what had happened, the sorceress jumped to her feet and did her best to push her way between the angry crowd and the accused women. "<span style="color: blue">Calm down, everyone and we'll get to the bottom of this!</span>" she shouted with as much authority as she could muster. "<span style="color: blue">Getting angry won't solve the problem, as the king's representatives Kaihel and I will see that any missing items of yours are returned and that justice is done!</span>"<br/><br/>She hoped her words were impressive enough, even though she had no idea how to really find the culprit. Each of the five suspects were interviewed and each one seemed to tell a completely different story. Soon enough Calypso was ready to believe they were all in cahoots together from the uncooperative way they were acting. Trix, however, had a different approach. The fairy flittered over to the waitress and snatched the quill she'd been using earlier to take orders. Next she flew over to Calypso and grabbed Malon's note from the magical girl's hand, much to the sorceress's dismay. Trix settled down on the table and began to take notes during the impromptu interrogations; little symbols representing each person such as a harp or a sword with varying x's and o's next to them. Once she was done, her list looked like this:<br/><br/><div class="ToggleTriggerAnchor bbCodeSpoilerContainer">
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Harp: xx<br/>
Guitar: oo<br/>
Grumpy Face: o<br/>
Sword: xoo<br/>
Music Note: xo<br/>
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</div><br/>"<span style="color: fuchsia">Humans are always hiding things,</span>" Trix stated in a matter of fact voice. "<span style="color: fuchsia">But the truth comes out when stories don't match up. Only the pirate and the singer have conflicts so it must be one of those two. Since it's the local who claimed theft in the first place, that means the vocalist must be the thief!</span>" The tiny fairy folded her arms over her chest and nodded with satisfaction at her own conclusions.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: blue">Trix is pretty good with sorting through these kinds of things,</span>" Caly said to Kaihel and the crowd at large before turning to the vocalist. "<span style="color: blue">I believe she's on the right track, so please let us search you for any stolen goods.</span>"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>