He just stared at the two women for a moment, before pulling out his notebook on the party, scribbling a single line. Done, he snapped it shut before anyone could read it, and though he didn't doubt that the cat-girl and elf could guess the gist of what he had written, they wouldn't be able to know exactly what as he had written it Orc, rather than a more predictable language. Just as well, as the comment was neither flattering or conductive to improving party relations with him.<br/><br/>Done with the note, he turned his mount and left, giving them the 'nonperson' treatment as he moved away from the group. He was done forming an initial opinion of the group, and it was not a good one. His ancestor was going to rip them apart, they were too dysfunctional for her to not, every one of them had a chip on her shoulder and an obvious one at that. And all they had to give them an edge was a tiefling, who they had just made it exceptionally clear to that they didn't give a crap about.<br/><br/>He couldn't help it, he started chuckling darkly, ignoring their stares. After a moment, he brought out his recently purchased melodica, basically a wind instrument with a keyboard attached. A gnomish invention, it required fairly good dexterity to keep it from either flying out of one's hand while playing or sounding like crap. After a moment of inspecting it, he put it to his lips, and did a few tests with it, getting to know the tool. After a moment, he nodded, and began playing, a song he was VERY familiar with.<br/><br/>A dirge, composed by a shadow dancer a long time ago, dedicated to a temple of shadows. The Nocturne of Shadows. It was a long piece, nearly a half hour for the full thing, and while a shadow dancer could make it a visual as well as audible performance, he didn't have the skills needed to bend and twist the shadows. But he did have the instrumental skills to make it an 'enjoyable' performance. If one enjoyed somewhat creepy and unsettling music. That it was supposedly a favorite of Nocticula would likely brush past all but the oracle until she started panicking.<br/><br/>Perform [Wind Instruments] 26 (+13)