Almost anyone can be coaxed to sing after a few glasses of wine, especially if it's good wine. However it's not something Cricket would pursue until much later. It's not something you just spring on a person you just met or even after the first date or so... if there was to be one.

"Is it a challenge you're interested in, though? Or should I take my talents elsewhere?" At being called a barbarian an absolutely offended look (spoiled by the amusement in the eyes) crossed Cricket's face. "I am no barbarian! I'm a cultured man of the city and a musician."

The trowel got a thoughtful glance. "But if I must kill you to get an apology, then that is what I'll do. I've seen quite a few shows where this is an excellent weapon. The garden is also freshly overturned so I won't have problems hiding the body either."