"...Pardon?" Fendros was clearly confused. Mentioning bloodlines was oddly specific for heated racism. It was not something that Fendros had ever witnessed, and he had taken part in such prejudice for much of his earlier life. "What does ancestry have to do with any of this?"

At this point, Gallus crossed his arms where he stood. Even he had an eyebrow raised as his gaze went from Fendros back to Irenya. He would have to judge whether to take her aside based on how certain she was on dropping the subject in front of everyone.

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The fire breather's final display was a sight that permeated sounds of awe through the entire crowd. A huge serpent made from a rainbow fire flowed forth from his mouth, curling and twisting in the air. It seemed to have no end as it spelled out some glyph that was lost on all of them. From the standpoint of any mage, the control required for such a spell was astonishing, but the detail that was sculpted from each individual scale helped everyone to appreciate it. Once it seemed like the heat would singe everyone's eyebrows, the serpent disappeared like the rest of the displays. It was then that the mage began to bow and the crowd clapped and cheered. Tzirret pushed to the front to give a coin to the mage in the bucket he held forth.

"I would like that," Sabine answered Peiter with a wide smile. The smile didn't last long as a thought occurred to her, "Do you mean now, or did you want to see more performances?"

Eventually, Tzirret made his way back to the pair. The heat was radiating off his fur from being so close, even in the tropical sun. He was more excited than ever, "That was amazing! This one has not seen a fire breather since he was a cub!"