Sailor's Ghetto was<em>the</em>place to go for the nightlife, but for those with more refined places there were sections of the Trade Quarter that remained open long into the night, carrying on by the light of torch and lantern. The marketplace was one of them, turning from a centre of commerce to a centre of entertainment where merchants could relax after a long day's work and lovers could stroll enjoying the evening seaside breeze. Open-air streetside eateries served light dinners of snacks and beer, while hawkers parroted their wares of sweets and pretty trinkets to innocent passers-by. Performers worked every corner, earning praise and coin through music and shows. The sounds of civilized but honest conversation and laughter was heard all around.<br/><br/>It was quite easy for Shay to learn the latest news about a handsome foreign bard, more skilled than most with voice and lute, who caught the eye of a wife of a bureaucrat in the Civic Quarter. Apparently she was so impressed with his skill that she invited him to her home for a private evening performance!