"So you trusted your instinct?" The Jellyfish returned to bopping. 'Some people just have keen instincts, huh?'
The instincts of another saved his life, and he was grateful for that. "Thank you for caring for us, even after we parted ways."
"You don't have to thank me. I just did what was right. The one who paid for your surgery was Guard Bill, she was impressed by your performance." She helped him in more ways than one.
"She also wanted to question you about what happened on the surface since we were cut from other villages and communications on the surface." Of course, self-interest was there too.
The plasma pillar did less damage than Ellianor thought since the under village was there, and did not crumble under the impact and damage done by it.