In the end, Isabella didn't find much of interest in that room nor an answer to her fundamental question.  It didn't take long before the party began searching the bookstacks near the music room for them to find whole books detailing out what appeared to be songs written on pages.  A couple of those later, and Valora told Izzy that it was time to go.  And she was right - this place was fascinating, but without a translator it was also largely pointless.

Just as the group began to leave, Izzy would hear Valiant's voice enter her mind.  [color=lightblue]"Something's strange here ..."[/color]  A couple of seconds passed as he sensed Isabella's curiosity.  [color=lightblue]"... the air or something."[/color]

The sword didn't seem to know why though, as it didn't respond to any further questioning.  As they left the room though, the gem in the center lit up brightly and six streams of light flew into the satchel the Princess was carrying.  The princess would feel a strange warmth in her backpack before dark streams flew out of the books, hit the walls, and [i]dragged[/i] dark, ethereal figures out before them made of twisting shadow and smoke.

The first had long hair that seemed to be of various different shades of darkness - in her hands was a flute and in her shadowy face it was easy to distinguish the violence she intended.  She had beaming red eyes that seemed to contrast with the somewhat simple ethereal dress she wore.  Small streams of light went across her skin like tattoos.

The other figure had a long longsword similar to Valiant in length - and upon brief observation even in features.  Dark plates covered the figures body, revealing him to be some sort of knight.  A cape drifted behind his back dramatically, and as he lifted his sword to a hostile pose he waited for a moment, observing each of the companions as they prepared themselves.

Something gave the sense they weren't here to negotiate.