6. VI
(VI)

Before I go any further in this tale, dear listener,
please understand the limitations of this form.
The man you see and hear before you is experienced
and newly found because of this quest. However,
I speak as if these moments happen in the present,
in order to walk alongside you, to brush your hand
as I push forward. As you walk with me,
as we animate for the image of sweet Emma,
your characters will undergo a similar change
that was bestowed upon me. I do not wish
to spoil the end, to reveal to you this change,
as to react to art with natural humor and mood
is to touch emotion at its most divine form.
O, what a mystery it is to me, that I must be the one
to stoke these embers, that I must fight
for these words to incite blushes to your ears.
That any man could live to the brim of his hat
without having the experience of expedition!
This is why, my most respected nobles, you must listen.
Take my words, assume my life and my reed,
this journey is etched into starry glasswork
and will surely teach you not one thing
but two.