Garrot is absolutely taking him seriously. Not just because he sees an in for information that could help them all save the world, but because Xaljim is in pain. And Garrot helps people, he heals them, so his heart is really going out to Xaljim.

"So why can't it end?" His voice is softer, his frustration shifted nearly to pleading. "Why can't we just find a way to keep the world from being in danger every year?"