Rat's tendency to restless sleep hasn't escaped Balthazar, and he feels sorry for him. At the same time, he can tell the musician's health is improving drastically, so it seems pointless to push him to allow angelic help. He's letting it go for now, but when he comes into the garden and sees the man asleep, he's reluctant to interrupt.

Instead, he pulls a few weeds near-silent, and then sprawls in the grass nearby, assuming Rat will wake when he's ready, or when the sounds of other people in the town wake him.