"This..." Miss Hewinia hesitated, "I don't really know if that counts as having heard anything."
"Don't be nervous, just say whatever you heard," Ulysses said with an encouraging look, "No one will blame you."
Miss Hewinia hesitated, and at that moment, she felt someone gently scraping the palm of her hand.
Then she pretended to muster her courage and said, "I heard many, many voices, all kinds of them."
She then described to Ulysses what she had heard earlier.
Of course, she omitted the part related to Bai Wei.
As she spoke, Ulysses nodded, seemingly very satisfied with Miss Hewinia's answer.
When Miss Hewinia finished, he immediately applauded her.
"Very good, very good, Miss Hewinia," Ulysses said with a smile, "You have seen the true essence of the world."
"The world's... true essence?"
"Yes, the world's true essence," Ulysses said, "Each of us is a melody, each of us is a note, and a note exists for..."
He paused, then asked with a smile,
