Pride sighed deeply.  Once again, someone with a far-reaching magical talent had absolutely no social ability.  Perhaps Jude would like her; the two apparently had a great deal in common.  He bent to pick up the player and stepped over to a nearby wall.  It was a design he'd never encountered before, but it was a simple matter to learn its operation.  He turned it on and set it to play the recorded message.  The audio was intentionally soft; his flawless hearing would have no trouble picking it up.  And he didn't want to disturb anyone, after all.  That would be rude.