"Can't talk?" he repeated, looking perplexed, "That stupid. Why?" he asked, making a face as she examined him. He tried to pull away, frowning in a unconcerned manner. "It's fine, you don't need to-hey-" he grumbled.

"Infected? Like...get sick?" he asked, craning his neck to try and look at his crape, tail twitching, "It's just scrapes, they'll go away, you shouldn't worry so much, lady."