"Well," Ari said, leaning forward as she really got into the story, "apparently he liked The Warrior Queen a little too much. I had to find a new bar - he kept finding me and reading me his....... poetry, complete with soulful glances that made him look like a fish. Master Lukas has certainly heard better in his first year composition class." She shook her head sadly. "Honestly, does anyone over the age of thirteen rhyme 'death' with 'breath' anymore? Certainly not five times in a single verse. Death would have been a mercy, really."