The elves stood on the stage, their chests heaving, their faces flushed with exertion and joy.
Some were laughing. Some were crying. Some were simply standing there, dazed, as if they couldn't quite believe what they had just done.
The crowd, however, was anything but quiet.
"That was incredible!"
"Sing another one!"
"I've never seen anything like this in my entire life!"
The demi-humans were still buzzing, their voices overlapping in excited chatter.
The cat-folk were grooming their whiskers in agitation, trying to calm themselves.
The wolfkin were howling, their voices rising in a chorus that echoed across the valley.
The ogres were stomping their feet, creating a rhythmic thunder that made the ground shake.
One of the centaurs turned to her companion, her eyes wide.
"This is so much better than what we came for. I thought we'd be sitting at a table, drinking tea, and discussing politics for hours."
"Instead, we got...this."
