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Tam chuckles. "At least I didn't sing My Lady's Eyes.... how about Windrider Unchained or Shadow dancer? Those are both a little less well... sappy." he asks tuning his harp to a minor key.

To his surprise, Shadow Dancer is a song about Bez, one he has not heard before, and it leaves the dark haired warrior feeling a little self conscious. He listens, sinking ever so slowly in place, as Tam sings of his exploits, of the time when he took on an entire band of bandits, simply because they had had the nerve to steal his favorite mount. Nothing evil or bad had come of the event. All he had done was annoy the heck out of the men, slowly depriving them of mounts and gear, one by one, until they were forced to flee on foot, half dressed in the night, from this odd strange creature who kept haunting them through the forest night. It is a humorous piece and it soon has everyone laughing, including him, though he is also a touch embarrassed.

Tam winks at them all. "Bez wasn't the only one keeping tabs on his mate, I fear. Only I tended to listen to word of mouth rather than track him to Timbuktu and back. How much of that is true, I cannot verify. And I did take a touch of creative license, basing it on what I knew of him, of course."

Bez chuckles self consciously. "I wasn't quite as gentle as ye made me out to be, but no lasting hurt I gave them. They were a sorry bunch, down on their luck and lousy bandits to begin with. I kind of felt sorry for them." he mutters refusing to meet his eye.

Bez lowers his gaze with a sigh and excuses himself, fleeing to the garden, where he slumps down into a chair and tries to figure out why the gem children trouble him so. Tam soon joins him.

"Dulcha, what's wrong?" he begs coming to sit down across from him.

He smiles weakly at her and shakes his head in confusion. "I just feel so inadequate around you people. That's all. You have your lives so under control... me, I'm lucky iffin I know where I wake up in the morning."

Tam snorts through his nose. "Ye'll wake up in Kero's bed, tomorrow... because he's taken over ours. Ye said ye were staying remember. Our home is yours now."

Bez snorts softly, sadly shaking his head. "No... just because you are probably what I should be or should have been doesn't bother me... well... maybe a little." He shrugs slightly and looks down at his hands. "There's more to faith than many people believe... a whole lot more. Sometimes it is far easier to ignore that little aspect of one's life. People say they love each other, but let that individual ye love do something stupid and yer out of there.... pick a stand and yer fine, until ye learn the small little problems that come with holding it. It requires commitment, dedication, and ton of understanding. Ye can't be a little faithful... It's an all or nothing arrangement."

"I know..." he says with a tiny smile. "I keep waiting for the hammer to fall. I feel like I'm long overdue for a serious lecture."