Balthier looks a him. "You - look like a hand, perhaps on yours, might not be bad. In a comforting sense. May I?" He'd say a hug, but well - considering that Iomhar more or less said he couldn't sleep until he removed his larger weapons, it seems like that'd be way too much.
"It was rough. And sadly, not - not illegal, what happened. Well, not entirely. You'd have to pin the argument on a question of degrees and intent, I'd guess. Or the fact that my father gave the orders and knew what was happening to me." Balthier looks at him. "It . . . helps. I know it's terrible for other people, but every time I hear someone getting angry, it's easier for me to actually feel something beyond just - I don't know. I know I'm scared and I can't be calm right now. But it feels like all my anger is - I'm more angry that Isannah and Evan knew, than the fact that he tried to strangle me."