[The sudden voice, quiet as it is, is enough to make him jump regardless. Doing so sends further jolts of pain through his head, and he stares for a moment at the woman who spoke, somewhere between distrustful, curious and a little worried.

Slowly, though, his head turns to look at the coral. It's like nothing he's ever seen before, but the words she spoke were helpful and kind sounding.

His hand reaches out to it hesitantly, fingers eventually brushing across the surface before his palm goes as flat as possible against it. True to her word, the pain finally starts subsiding, and he lets out a relieved noise.]

... thank you...