Soothing Performance Question

[Doran Blackdawn]

Just a quick question about this ability;

It says it needs four rounds of continuous performance, so does this mean that the effect triggers after four rounds is up? For example, I start the ability, then four rounds later get the healing?

Or does it mean that I can have any Bard song going for four rounds, after which I can use this ability?

Also, what are the costs to pay this skill? It doesn't seem to have any, but that seems too good. Does it count against the daily round limit of Bard songs?

Thanks for the info all!

[Laughing Goblin]

/bump

This question recently came up in my weekly game... Does Soothing Performance cost one performance usage, or four? Our thought is that it takes four performances, but the wording is vague enough that a confirmation would be beneficial.