Forgetting Shiva

A mellow, yet highly ritualized welcome to your fruity softness.
So, formalities sorted - yeh, that line reads better now. I wonder about 'muted' for 'silent' . It's probably a hangover from Anstey's swan engaged in shattering reflections, though it does also pair up with the preceding blindness, and it suggests some degree of volition.

I'm on a rollback, so well worth instant dismissal. And yes, nice comeback with ambiance and phlegmatic edge.