[ That gets a soft tsking sound -- more at himself than Kyna, for letting his emotional state show. ]

I haven't overextended myself or anything, if that's what you're worried about. I'm just... it's the situation. The new creatures, all of that. This is my first emergency in charge of something.

[ There's a certain depth of meaning there beyond the words, too, if she'd pick up on that. But for not he's gripping her arm very gently, trying to get a sense of how bad it is. ]

The good news is this was well-set. The bad news is it'll take me a bit. You might want to get comfortable.