[ He is right, it's the worst way to pass along an illness and it's the reason why it's escalated to this degree. This leaves Alice sitting there in silence for a moment, grimacing as she thinks of what to say in return. ]

I came here to see what I could do to help. Me, a privileged Leithian, stowed away in a house and with a fortune?

[ She sounded utterly pathetic. ]

It felt wrong to do nothing.

[ Alice rose up, brushing her hair out of her eyes in an attempt to look somewhat kempt. Sick? She's not sick. ]

Rest assured, I am and have not been sick. I am perfectly fine.