[ His breath hitches a little at that. He wishes this were just an easy experience — oh, he got hurt in a fight, or something. Something simple and easily written off. Freezing in a cave, bound and without food, putting up with interrogations and experiments for days and nearly dying? Not an easy conversation. Most of it he doesn't want to have to detail unless pressed.

So he'll ... keep it as simple as possible, for right now. He doesn't think her the type to tease him over such an experience, but he doesn't want to worry her over it, either. Still, it's best she know it at least happened, considering he'd like her to keep an eye out for her safety. ]

I ... spent quite some time within a cave, along with a few others. [ A small pause. ] I was suffering from frostbite and hypothermia when we were found.

[ The whole situation is a bit of a slash to his pride, but ... telling Krile isn't too bad, in that department. Still, he doesn't like to dwell on how miserably the experience went. ]