He actually looked to her with that calm smile. "Thank you, Valdis." He motioned for her to sit down once he took the resin from her, and worked it across the bow like it was second nature. Only after he was satisfied did he lift the violin. checking the strings very quickly.

He would wait until she was sitting before he would start playing for her. Years without playing and he had not lost his touch. Even when he knew nothing, trapped inside Nelo Angelo the sound of the insterment played by others in Mundus' court had found him peace. It was what he needed.