"Um," said Volanz. He thought about that. "You could probably use a piece of something to pick up some water that is not full of horrible fish? There are broken fake beasts basically everywhere in here."

He paused awkwardly for a moment, before he got to the point of what he'd been wanting to say. "Also, I know you could lie to me and all, but it would be cool if you could let me know if you're going to stab me or something so I can leave if that is the case."