[ Ah ... That hurts him to hear — almost feels like he's being stabbed through the heart. He's no stranger to the fear of believing his sister to be in life-threatening danger, and he knows how utterly stressful and concerning it is. Though with how long he'd been out, he's sure she must have felt that even worse than he ever did.

He's almost at a loss for words for a second, but he scrounges up the ability to speak — he's not one to be at a loss for long. ]

Alisaie ... There is ... naught I can do to relieve how you must have felt, but ... I am here now. Alive, and most assuredly breathing. You needn't fear for my sake any longer.

[ The last thing he wants is to hurt her. ]