The thief quickly lifted his head when he heard the voice.
Rather unnerving song to be singing at this time of night…
He looked around, not seeing where the song was coming from right away.
“Umm… Is someone there?”
The man took an unnoticeable step backward.
“I appreciate it, but I’ll have to refuse. It’s late enough, and I don’t want to take more of your time..I’ll keep the idea in mind, though.”
He chuckled, digging a hand in his pocket, looking for his knife. Just in case.
“I know a few tricks myself, after all.”

“Oh? Mind showing what you can do? As a fellow magician, I can’t help but be curious.”
The thief crossed his arms, still smiling at the man. “I tend to stay up quite late anyway. And as you said, if the kids are excited, they won’t be tired anytime soon. So I’m sure there’s enough time to perform a trick or two.”
