"Oh this is hardly thick, I could be a lot worse," he said with terrifying honesty. Then again, elves could be a master of laying it on thick if they so desired.

"Completely exposed and covered in sludge. Well, just tell yourself it wasn't at your best for reasons out of control." He'd find it a shame for her, or anyone, to feel poorly about themselves because of an extreme situation like that. Of course, he was terribly used to being coated in horrific substances, so he could be quite pragmatic about it.