*Shiox--as terrible as it may be--is focusing all he has on perceiving the child's emotions, his thoughts, and anything that can possibly aid him in figuring out this whole... situation. Varada is clearly confused, terrified of this strange place, and well, no surprise that the child is less than trusting of a stranger speaking Tevrran of all things, but the soft voice isn't hurting Shiox's case, anyway.*
You're... you're in a safe place. No one's going to hurt you here. *he gently states, struggling to understand how this child is standing before him, struggling with the right words to even say, now that he is.*