"How long?" the question actually startled him and he had to pause to think, "I'm not sure. Since before I entered the drylands. Time passes oddly there."

He could have been in Hel for a few hours, or a few weeks. He honestly couldn't tell. Magical dead places were annoying like that.

"Electrolytes?" he looked puzzled. Lightning immediately came to mind, however he was certain that probably wasn't what she meant, "Water's not good enough?"