After leaving Mother Moonwise, Rafi steered the group toward the area where Ollie and the Tin Tankard Troubadours would be performing. Passing belly dancers, a puppet show, and a magician that thoroughly distracted Julian, they arrived with good timing—it looked like the Troubadours were just beginning a show.
Ollie, a beanpole of a white dude with a bald head and a beard, was one of two men and two women occupying the stage. They all wore hats, hose, pantaloons, or skirts that were likely too bright and whimsically patterned to be period-accurate.
“Ollie ollie oxen free!” Rafi called, cupping his hands to his mouth for volume, and waved when Ollie turned at the sound of their old joke. Ollie waved back, looking excited, and tugged the sleeves of his companions to point him out. Rafi wav
