Very nice. I like how every word seems to have weight and meaning to it. I think I've already told you the parts I liked the best, and I still like them a lot. But some other stuff stands out to me now, too, like:

And in his hand, a stone, and in his head, no voice, only music. A sequence of notes, one chord to break the silence. But not to break him.

That seems to encapsulate everything you're doing in this section. Great job!