[Ahhhh ... Rhys rolls that voice through his mind, savoring it, and he wonders how many people have heard it since Kurloz went mute. Not many, he'd wager, not many at all. Such a response, in turn, requires something more than simple acknowledgement.]

You're strong enough, I'm sure of it. [And he reaches across the desk, lays a hand on Kurloz's shoulder. If the boy is who he thinks he is ... he has no doubt he'll come through the trials, not only intact, but so much more powerful.]