Ah -

[He was only just about balancing - how do you stay standing with two legs, no claws, no tail, and no wings? and practically falls at the sight of her. His skin is implausibly tender, and he stares wide-eyed at his arm where she's helping keep him upright.]

- I do not understand.

[Akhor looks at his other hand, turns it over to see his fingertips.]

You are so vulnerable that the very air can be felt on your armor... I am so vulnerable... I never knew.