I see. So you were in something of a cocoon but others were solid stone. [ That makes more sense to her. ] However, if the depetrification works from the inside out, how is that the concoction worked?

[ When he offers the drink she takes it, sniffing it first before taking a sip. It's too sweet for her but there is something else there. Something that instantly leaves her mouth drier than before. She makes a soft 'huh' and passes the drink back before taking a drink of her own. It's far from quenching but it doesn't leave the same dryness behind. ]

Would you like a sip of mine?