Chapter 20
The “Living Fairy-tale”
After the incident at the “Delicious Odeon”, some of the more impressionable bandsmen filed for a voluntary leave. Some of the regular customers who'd witnessed the rampage of ‘the grand piano monster’ also preferred to dine at locations with no music. But many imitators of the famous restaurant emerged in Europe and America. Though none of them could compare to Octavian in talent, Aoede's return was most timely. The following day chef-maestro offered the management an idea for a new program.
The “Living Fairy-tale”, as the press immediately reported, was to treat the guests to something never before seen or heard.
Orchestral scores were no longer necessary – Octavian had already learnt what Aoede was capable of. But the singer took his word that he w
