"....That's not the sort of thing that's easy to fix." The voice who answers Shelby is quiet, not easily heard over her own deep breaths. In truth the Andorian looks about a second or two from excusing himself already but her question hits a bit closer to home than he would have liked to admit to himself.

"If they're so close to you....it would have taken a lot to hurt them to begin with." Halting speech, hesitant but trying to explain. He's mostly humanoid if not a shocking shade of blue with stark white hair. His antennae droop somewhat with his concern.