[He slowly sits up, brushing some of the sand out of his hair. He glanced down at himself before looking back at her.]

I'd fallen asleep, something I hadn't planned to do. Apparently getting my bearings in this place took more out of me than I thought.

[Not that that blasted headache helped. He still felt a dull throbbing in his head, but now it was at least managable.]

I apologize if I caused any alarm. I'm not quite dead yet.