[Salieri can't help but chuckle a bit as the Balladeer says that he should be taking it--not mocking in anyway, just like recognizing like]

Indeed. We'll all have to let go of that need to shoulder the burden, then, and trust each other to be able to stand, together, and shoulder what they need to. [his expression goes soft as he says it, even if there's a bit of resigned irony there. It'll be a task, but certainly one he is up to.]