[Altair/Ari]
"No," Altair sighed. "I know what I said, but I marched in the parade with the Bard's Guild after all. After the Founders Play took their best baritones, they needed some help, and you know me. I couldn't just stand by witness the butchery of decent music." He shook his head. "Really, one wouldn't expect baritones to be such shrinking violets. My voice is rather sore from carrying them."