There's no problem getting Jolie wet if she's already wet, right? The logic is sound.

"I don't know," he replies honestly, shaking out the last of the water that he can from his wings. He keeps them spread so they're easier to dry beneath the sun. "Sometimes changes started by the environment go away in time."

And since her hands are now busy with the towel and are no longer at her neck, he points out, "You're breathing normally now."