Doryn had known what was coming the instant that Hani had asked the question and Taliesian had answered so enthusiastically. When the first few chords of the ballad began, it only confirmed his thoughts, and the Northerner just gave the Bard a vague glance,--<br/><br/>--he could put a stop to the song, if he wanted, he knew that. The last thing that he wanted, though, was to cause<em>another</em>scene so soon after the last one. He'd not be kicked out of the Dew Drop, of course, but Doryn understood that being allowed to visit a place and being a wanted fixture were too very different things. So, when Taliesian began to sing the tale of a Northern Chieftan's two son's, Doryn simply closes his eyes for a moment and mutely allows the ballad to ring out over the Inne as his young friend's dulcet tones so outlandishly outline the story of his exile.<br/><br/>It's not a perfect retelling, of course,-- it's a song! Embellished for artistic reasons and simply to embarrass his old companion. It also focuses, perhaps, a bit too much on... certain purile elements such as the bounteous size of the endowments belonging to the young Northern woman who came between the two brothers. For, in such songs, it's<em>always</em>because of a woman isn't it? A woman who was woo'd by both brothers, but ultimately chose to marry one of them, except... that she betrayed that vow by sleeping with the younger.<br/><br/>An act that drove the brothers apart, driving the elder to rage and anger-- and an act that could never be taken back,-- an act of fratricide.<br/><br/>Which, as it turns out, is about the verse where Doryn finally decides to cease the story before it's climactic end.<br/><br/>"Alright alright, that's more than enough," he says, feeling vaguely as if entirely too many eyes are on him. "You've always been such an gossip, Taliesian."<br/><br/>The poor Bard looks rather out of sorts, but stops in his song, a queer look on his face as he stops the song. Frowning a bit. "Really, you're making me end there? I haven't even got to--"<br/><br/>"That's<strong>enough</strong>," Doryn says, just glaring at the bard.<br/><br/>Who.. for his part.. just nods, looking somewhat chagrined.<br/><br/>Someone from the crowd, sounding a bit confused, "But, I don't,-- Doryn killed his Brother? Is that why he was Exiled??"<br/><br/>"Well now, actually, I never--"<br/><br/>"--Enough, Talisien. What you all heard was a<em>song</em>, don't take especial note of it," Doryn says, lightly, seeming vaguely annoyed. "...drink.. I need something to drink.."<br/><br/>Even as someone orders him something, Doryn can't help but hear the muttering-- knowing that, not for the first time, people were talking about him. In the end, though, he would very much rather they thought that he killed his brother as opposed to knowing the truth that he couldn't quite bring himself to let Taliesian speak aloud...