Nearby, a reformed hobgoblin bard in Lucius’ employ busily dictates the gorgeous mardigals onto manuscript paper so the Cardinal’s personal chamber choir can sing them for His Grace at a later time...
To Ogon Fox, in surprisingly refined English: And please relate to Maestro Okumura my own wishes for his speedy recovery... and my request to make copies of his manuscripts for the Emperor! I should like to entertain our good host and master, His Grace, Cardinal D’Borja with his masterful music as well...