[It was because people could tell when he wasn't feeling great, and they wanted to support him. He was just going to have to deal with having friends who cared.]
You okay?
[She'd been thinking about him once the water had gotten higher because she remembered his reaction on the beach that time, and also because she thought she'd seen him ferrying people up to the island with his power. She had been, too, but she didn't tire like he did.]