"More water?", he heard him say; Adrien replied with a "yes", and the glass was refilled a third time, and he drank once more. He handed the glass back, and nodded again; he whispered a "thank you", then breathed deeply again. It was then that Adrien took notice of Valerion's gaze, inquisitive and concerned.

"I -- I'm fine, I think", Adrien managed to say; and Valerion seemed to smile slightly as he heard him speak. "Yeah, I think -- I think I'm coming back. That -- that was -- that was something...".

"If it is too tiring to speak, please - you don't have to".

"No, I -- I think I'm fine", Adrien said, smiling weakly. "Thank you".

"I am glad", Valerion said, and Adrien could hear in his tone that his relief was thoroughly sincere. "Do you need anything? Do you need to drink more?".

"I don't know, maybe", Adrien said; but Valerion had already refilled the glass and handed it back to him, so he sipped a little bit of water again. "Ah -- thank you".