[color=fff200]"You'll have aim a little higher. I'm afraid this 'snake' is hiding from the cold." [/color]Stefano said in a masterful stage whisper, allowing the watching soldiers to erupt in laughter, [color=fff200]"Perfect..." [/color]Stefano though to himself, knowing his joke and Lala's beauty would guarantee a captive audience. Stefano gave them a few moments of laughter then he played a loud cord, Which he let resonate in the air silencing the crowd and enthralling them to what would happen next Once the string had ceased vibrating, he began to play and dance.

[color=9e0b0f]"Well, lets heat this party up a little then, shall we?" [/color]Lala said as the music started, gently touching Stefano's chin before backing away, moving together with the music.
 
It was a relatively new piece of music but one Stefano knew found itself often at weddings, troupe performances, and sometimes in brothels. It was know as the Keelash and started out slow and almost predatory, as each note was aloud to resound and vibrate to its fullest in quiet low pitched hums, like a wild cat circling its prey. While he played this portion of the Keelash he circled Lala and the blade embedded in the ground, making sure to keep opposite of her. Each step was deliberate and strut like, the goal was to show both relaxation and tension at the same time, desire and fear, danger and pleasure at the same time.

With her hands on her hips, she strutted around the blade, keeping on the opposite side as Stefano. A provocative and alluring posture was sure to draw the attention and eyes of the public as she swung her hips while strutting around the blade.

As this continued each strum of the lute was faster and louder as well as the dancer's pace. The goal of the Keelash was for each partner to summarize each other as the song picked up speed, and once the slow advance and cation of the song was abandoned for the frantic Chase like tempo of the piece, the two partners would rhythmically race and weave into and past each other avoiding contact, yet only remaining a breath from one another. The Keelash could be very classy and used to symbolize things like hunting, combat, or even the wind itself, with certain inclusion of feint kisses and brushing around certain areas, it could symbolize very different actions entirely.

As the tempo started to get faster, Lala spun and started dancing on the opposite direction, towards Stefano. Getting near him, she touched her face with one hand on his chest with an mischievous smile, while moving her hips with movements similar to those made on belly dancing. Before Stefano could react, she gave him a light push, spinning while getting away from him. Facing the crowd, she threw a kiss to them as she changed directions again, dancing on the opposite side that Stefano was.

[color=9e0b0f]"Is it still cold for you?" [/color]she asked to Stefano and the crowd, leaning on the blade that was embedded on the ground, showing some cleavage to the crowd and Stefano, as the soldiers cheered loudly to their stage play.
[color=9e0b0f]"Maybe this snake is afraid of something?"[/color] she said, provocatively. [color=9e0b0f]"After all, a snake would try to catch its prey, especially when its provoking it." [/color]she said with a smile.


[color=fff200]"On the contrary my dear." [/color]Stefano said with a glint in his eye, as he took the briefest break in his playing. [color=fff200] "I think its getting rather warm." [/color]he said as he unbuttoned his noble vest, and loosened the string of the shirt underneath, revealing a lean muscled chest. This stunt received mixed reaction from the crowd, some gave hushed "ooos", other simply laughed, others gave high pitched cat calls. Stefano gave them their moment and resumed playing the Keelash much faster and frantic them he had before his break. 

The Keelash had began in earnest, Stefano would pursue Lala and lean very close to her to try and plant a kiss. Lala would then duck past him with her graceful provocative moves, and give him a shove that would leave him off balance and remake the distance between them. With the space given her Lala would continue to entice the soldiers with her dance and wiggle her finger to beckon Stefano closer. And so the game continued but faster and with new moves for the process. After some time of this arousing chase, during the climax of the song when Stefano could barley managed to play and give chase as the same time as Lala moved to dodge he grabbed her by the waist and whisked her in a tango like finish. The crowd cheered as Stefano leaned in close and whispered for just the two of them, [color=fff200]"Miss Aimée, do i have your permission to kiss you?"[/color]      

His face was so close to hers, she could feel his muscled chest, pressed against her hands, his firm, yet gentle embrace, his eyes looking at her, she could feel his desire.
Gently she touched his face, approaching her face from his. She didn't knew exactly what... They had a certain... chemistry going on. It was only a short while 

Giving him a mischievous smile, she gave him a small kiss on the tip of his nose, gently putting her finger over his mouth before escaping his embrace.
[color=9e0b0f]"I hope this will suffice for today, Mr. Stefano."[/color] she said with a mischievous smile and grabbing the ring blade.
[color=9e0b0f]"I wont lie... I was very tempted to accept your offer though..."[/color]
[color=9e0b0f]"You've caught my attention, Stefano. This night was wonderful. I'm looking forward to what other surprises you have hidden for me."[/color]
[color=9e0b0f]"Who knows... Maybe someday i'll make that offer to you myself." [/color]she said with a seductive wink and a giggle.

Stefano returned her smile and wink. [color=fff200]"My dear if there is one thing I can promise you, it's that I'll never run out of surprises. I look forward to that offer."[/color] at this Stefano turned to the silent crowd and yelled with mirth in his voice, [color=fff200]"Can somebody donate a drink to this wounded lover and exhausted dancer? That dance took more cardio than any of you lot gave in the battle!" [/color]the man laughed at the joke and brought up two tankards of ale. And this the two continued to drink, and sing the night away.