<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=82056.msg4203542#msg4203542">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 31-01-2011, 18:14:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">The man shrugs.<br/>"You're welcome for another lesson, dear!", he laughs while she is disappearing.<br/><br/>The Muses might have changed partners, or at least it seems so. Now, one of them is discussing something with her imp, while a small bird of prey is watching the imp - and everybody around - with suspicion. The imp is talking in High Talislan to the muse, seemingly objecting to something.<br/><br/>The other one seems to be amused by the sight, watching them with her hands folded under her breast. The thin silk covering them is stretched additionally by her hands, making the sight even more intriguing. This is probably one of the reasons that makes the Sarista she was dancing with seem uneasy. His restlessness allows him to be the first to notice Adjia watching them with intent. As the music starts playing a faster, joyful tune, he touches the muse's sleeve and nods towards the girl.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>It is the Muse with the stretched silk clothing who seems to hold Adjia's attention, but whether this is because she is loathe to break into the other's conversation, or because she is fascinated by the alluring spectacle is hard to tell.  Indeed, behind that mask, it is usually difficult to be sure where, why, and upon whom her gaze rests.<br/><br/>(Were she not masked, her shy blush might be enough to light the dance floor, as the sight of the Muse's body brings to mind all manner of secret, whispered, shameful thoughts from her few surreptitious eavesdroppings on her father's many concubines...)