THE APPROACH.
They weren't far from Emillion yet when Colin started idly picking a tune on his harp. (It was by common consent that Colin, who had more than once been distracted by his own shadow, was not allowed to keep guard while there was still a reasonable chance of encountering the Watch.) When asked what he was doing, he replied, "We need a leitmotif."
"A what?"
"A leitmotif. We need a theme song. We're going into dangerous territory here. Men will die. This is a story that will be told time and again, to the tune of many clinked coins and dropped panties-or-pantaloons-choose-your-preferred-gender-appropriate-undergarment. And it needs a song to go with it. Something more than--" And here he plinked out "shave and a haircut, two gil."