<div class="floatright">(http://artfiles.alphacoders.com/666/thumb-66636.jpg)</div><br/>It took a while for the barbarian - Cedevax - to respond to her wink.  Once he did, though, he seemed almost...shy?  Interesting!  Her eyes twinkled with curiosity.  Most of the barbarians she met were brutes and savages, living all of life like a flickering torch flame in the wrath of a tornado, bright and beautiful until the end.  Was this man different?  Everyone had their own story, and she always loved to learn them so she could tell them later.<br/><br/>Belladonna likewise got a wave, smile, and wink.  "Rha," she introduced herself, adding in a gesture to make a chord of the strange instrument but leaving out the lights for now.  Always leave them wanting more.<br/><br/>Or because they just couldn't handle it.  Her music was<em>never</em>too loud, but some people were too old, so she had to tune it down.  Gustavo was one such man, but at least he appreciated her nature as much as he could.  That made her grin.  Like all minstrels, Rha loved attention and lived for the applause.  "I'll leave the light show for the full act," she said in an offer of negotiation.  "But the music stays loud, proud, and rowd...y."<br/><br/>Rha grinned all the more at the surprise of Denna, but when it turned into disappointment, her expression shifted to apology.  As the lute was set down, Rha let the spell fade.  She started to pull out her lyre, offering to assist on the Baleerie Baloo song and let Denna sing, when Huevar got to the crux of the situation.<br/><br/>She caught the coin, looking it over curiously.<em>"Not legal tender in Baldur's Gate."</em>That was unfortunate: she needed more money that would be accepted in Baldur's Gate after a bad bet.  Who would have thought that little halfling could run so fast while carrying that big rock?<br/><br/>Standing up, she said, "Back in a minute!" and slipped off to her room to go get her leather armor and lose the cape for the time being.  Once that was done, she came back to the group and gave a nod, ready to go when everyone else was.