“What can we do about this boogie-man?” Dael asked.
He was unable to steady his bow.
“You may as well enjoy it,” Nigel surmised. “Lyana, may I have this dance?”
“Yes, Nigel. I thought you would never ask!” Lyana answered.
Dael asked Cyttia, “Will you dance with me?”
Cyttia cheerily replied, “Yes, my short but suave companion. I wish I wore my green dress! I could change!”
“Just shake it, baby!” Dael shouted enthusiastically.
“Hold me closer, little dancer!” Cyttia encouraged.
None of the others approached Cyttia’s fluidity and agility.
“At least there are young people here to enjoy this,” Roscoe said to Knarra as he did a two step and passed by her. “Do you remember how we got away from the last one?”
The boogie man started banging on the keys with all four hands.
“Why? Why would have this room be here? I’m dancing with myself! I just wish I had a brew- or two,” Boomer sang.
It wasn’t very melodic-well; maybe it would have been to a dwarf.
Eyerthrein placed his hand on Erinnia’s hip and said, “Let’s dance, dance, dance the night away!”
Erinnia removed his hand and said, “It’s not night as far as we know, Eyerthrein. Don’t lie to me! Keep your hands to yourself.”
Erinnia and Eyerthrein, Cyttia and Dael, Kyrsstina and Vanni, Roscoe and Knarra, Nigel and Lyana Rikmon, and Eomore and Cara danced as couples. Big Jon and Cade did a strolling dance across the room. Boomer…Boomer was just Boomer. He fused his voice with the melodious tones of the boogie man. The boogie man even made the dwarf sound good!
The dancing continued for an hour. Everyone except Cyttia’s muscles ached.
Knarra and Eyerthrein tried unsuccessfully to cast Silence Spells upon the beast and themselves. The uncontrollable urges to sway and move to the Musick and the soulful sounds of the boogie man’s lyrics prevented effective spell casting.
“I just can’t stop dancing! Woah! Woah!” Boomer exclaimed.
Erinnia managed to move away from Eyerthrein.
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