Kiriei shrugged.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Well, we've been flying in the dry desert air for a while,"</span>she said,<span style="color: #00BFFF">"and you might have breathed in some sand that scratched up your throat a bit too. My best theory that doesn't involve some sort of disease, is that your throat got dry and the blood vessels cracked."</span>She eyed Jerrar playfully,<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Unless you have some secret illness I don't know about, or if perhaps you're allergic to melon, but I doubt both of those options. Another idea,"</span>she went on,<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Is that you caught just a normal cough and the dry, sandy air irritated it further. Either way, we shouldn't worry ourselves and we both need a bit of rest. Less stress on your lungs should help you out a bit too,"</span>she concluded, with seeming confidence.