Has it done this before? [An essence... That makes things more difficult, but surely it's not impossible to drive it back.] And if... if it could be defeated, would your health improve then? [The fucks he gives about the Emperor are in the negative, but for Tu Vishan...]

I know the feeling. Usually from the other side. Coral polyps are very tiny, difficult to really make a connection with... but I've seen what many of them can do together. [It's a metaphor, an attempt at reassurance that they surely won't go down passively when it comes to fighting this Malicant.]