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Anthy is sitting at a small round table, with a cup of tea and a bowl of soup in front of her. She's knitting something small and green, slowly, and watching the rest of the bar.

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Zedd sighs heavily.

"I do not like war, but when it threatens those I love I will fight for their freedom. That is when I try to be careful more then usual."

He grins.

"The piano is for public use if you ever want to practice."

Anthy looks intrigued. "There's a war, where you're from? Over what?"

"I might try it, then," she says, and glances at the piano corner. "It's probably bad to let myself forget how."

"I wouldn't say it is bad to forget. Perhaps less satified in yourself."

Zedd nods solenmly.

"Yes we had war. I ended it though."

"Oh, I don't really care whether or not I can play. But it would be a shame to learn and then to let it rust."

She takes another drink of tea, and resumes the knitting. "You did? How?"

Zedd looks proud.

"I put up a shield around their entire country to keep them from fighting us again."

He smiles warmly.

"When you think you have practiced enough let me know. I will be more then hsppy to play a duet with you."

"A shield around the entire country?" Anthy echoes, blinking. "They -- they can't leave?"

"All right, I will." She hesitates. "Maybe when there aren't so many people in the bar."

"No they can't. If they were able to they would attack us again. Don't worry there is plenty of room there for them, they are not in any danger by me doing so. I saved hundreds of thousands of live by doing as I did."

Zedd nodded.

"Yes I can see where you would want to wait until there are less people."

"I suppose it doesn't really matter," she says, after a moment. "And it's just a barrier."

She looks a little worried. "You can?"

"Of course. Aren't you a little scared that since you haven't played in a while that you won't be any good and hence why you want to wait for there to be less people? I know I would be. It would be aweful for me to have to face something like that."

Anthy's worried look goes up a few notches.

If she wasn't scared of that before, she is now.

"Maybe I'll find somewhere else to practice," she says, after a moment. "I don't really like performing in front of crowds."

Zedd sighed.

"I think I can help you with a little magic. Only if you want me to though."

"How me help?" A polite smile; she doesn't look wary.

Zedd smiles warmly.

"I could make a shield around the piano so people wouldn't be able to hear you play, or I might even be able to make it so they can't see you while your at the piano if you like."

Anthy looks at her knitting, distantly. "You could make it so no one could hear me or see me . . ."

"Maybe I could decide later?"

Zedd smiled.

"Of course. I don't mean for it to sound bad Anthy. I don't think you need magic to help you practice. It seems that I made it worse though when I was trying to help. I'm sorry about that."

"No, it's fine . . ."

She still sounds a little distracted. "There's nothing to be sorry for."

"I need to be going Anthy. There are some things in my qorld I need to take care of."

He speaks very softly.

"Of course." Anthy looks up again, and smiles cheerfully. "See you later, Ruben."

"Goodnight Anthy, I will be back in a couple days."

He waves as he turn and walks off for the door.

Anthy waves back, and begins to knit again.

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