Merwen listens, then lays a webbed hand on his arm, consoling. "I'm sorry," she says. "It was not my intent to share hurt with you. It sounds as though while you were in this person's mind, you were subject to his illness, as well."

That's a strange story, but everything here is super weird, so she can't really pick apart what does and does not sound likely anymore. "Was it like waking from a bad dream?"