A bow? Like the weapon? I suppose I can see the resemblance. How clever and unique a way to produce sound! I wonder how such an innovation came about. Could it have been by accident, perhaps? Someone inadvertently dragging two strings at tension against each other, only to hear the resonance and recognize its potential?

[ He looks thoughtful for a moment, before bringing his attention back to Lewis. ]

I would greatly enjoy hearing you sing or play, one day, if you were feeling up to it, of course. If not, I understand entirely - my muse was lost to me for a great long while, once, and with her my voice and will to produce music of any kind, before I found her again.