A party wasn't a party until the band started to play, and that meant that Tian had a captive audience, with the help of a band conjured by Opal.
He was in humanoid form for a change, a preteen boy with fluffy white fox ears and a long tail, dressed in a bright blue and gold suit. That was what he had decided a Noble Bard should look like, and they were playing for Clan Leaders, who were basically dignitaries.
The rest of the group was much more colourful, though Opal had made them all foxkin, and Karl was forcibly reminded of a beastkin mariachi band.
Especially when they started to sing and play upbeat party music.
With just a faint hint of [Fox Charm] on his singing, nobody would ever complain about Tian's voice, and when paired with a table full of Divine Cooking created snacks, everyone had quickly forgotten that they had serious security concerns about the Darklight Host.
All those discussions could wait for later.
