Accordion began playing, joined by other folk instruments, and Jag chuckled as he recognised the tune they'd often sung (bellowed, shouted along to), back with the circus. "Didn't expect that."

The homesickness hit him like a slap in the face when the band began singing, and he swallowed against it, blinking his eyes a couple of times to dismiss the sting of tears. "Not what I had in mind for the show, but it's nice to hear." It was, despite the sharp swell of longing for his family. His family he might never see again.