"Dread Thunderstorm." He tapped his chest with a free hand, making clear that he was introducing himself and not offering a weather report. "Probably not surprising that I wanted to ask about this 'blood of a god' answer you talk about here."

Worst case scenario, this was a Ysayle situation. Which would be troubling but not itself a problem. But more likely, it was something stranger and less comprehensible.