Emberwood swerve to the side, been driving all night

Immediately, Taikon noticed her voice had changed. It was as though she was.. different. He didn't know why. He glanced toward her, and finally, stood up to stretch himself fully. He did so as she spoke, saying she remembered little from the evening before.
As Taikon was bending down, pushing his bum to the sky, he breathed and answered her. You were in a pretty sorry state, he said, going on, but my friend felt pretty..
He paused. For a moment, he stopped his stretch and turned back toward the woman. I want to help get you back to wherever you came from, on the other side of the mountain. We're heading that way anyway, he said simply. It really did seem like the logical way of things.