"Through the caves, not up, from what I heard!" Thaum answers, trying to be heard over the roaring waterfall. "None of those! Not acid, clothes and skin and eyes are fine, too fast for disease, too inconsistent for a curse! Probably something elemental, might be Jinn or Wisp!"

Seeing the naga, Thaum gets a bad feeling that this may once again escalate into violence for no reason, but he tries to communicate regardless. He puts his hands around his mouth, calling over.

"Can you understand us? We just want to get past that waterfall like you, nothing more!"