The young man was already halfway through his first mug of ale when he ordered a plate of chicken as well. Between hardy gulps, he started to get a tingling feeling on the back of his neck. Turning around slowly, he saw a massive orc standing just inside the doorway. The orc stared straight at him with a most unpleasant look on his face. 

The young man slowly pulled his lute around to his front side and faced the orc at his bar stool. "Hey big guy," his voice shook a little, "do you like music?" He then began playing a deep forest melody that he had often used to calm wild beasts, orcs included. In fact, throughout his wandering adventures, he had avoided a near death experience with a tribe of hungry orcs with this very same tune.