Shiro looked at Matt, almost ready to spit a defense at him before he caught himself. Merfolk had every reason to be wary of land folk. They were slowly breaking the boundaries between land and sea and they were constantly disturbing the merfolk. Their vessels and machines, their rotten waters and liquids that leaked into the sea made some parts of the ocean inhabitable and merfolk were beginning to struggle. More illnesses and injuries were happening because of the changing habitats and the things that the land folk left in the waters than the nurses could cope with and fewer and fewer children were being born. Of course Zarkon was another threat within the sea itself, but it still didn't help that the land folk were so blind to their destruction. Their nets and fishing rods had also begun to kill several merfolk and their methods continued to get bolder and deadlier.

He sighed and looked down, still thinking of Keith's face, "I trust this one, Matt. He helped to heal my injuries and he's trying to communicate. He's not like the others." Shiro sighed and winced as Allura started applying ointments and muds to help his wounds start to heal. She used magic to help the muds settle on his skin and stay there, so that the currents wouldn't wash them away. She looked doubtful, still. She did the same for Matt, flitting between the wounds along his body, her tail waving behind her like silks in the wind. Shiro watched her. She was fast and precise, but her eyes were restless. They looked between Matt's wounds and Shiro's and her face was full of concern. Perhaps she had been listening to their conversation after all.

"Don't worry though... I won't risk giving Zarkon something to make me panic. I won't go to him for the same reason you won't go home to Katie. He can't know anything that might be a weakness. Not until he's gone for good." He lay back, focusing on breathing carefully. The pain was stretching out across his body now and he wanted to sleep. He was grateful that Matt was being treated too, he just hoped that he could heal fast and get away.