"A doctor... can't help me," he said quietly, after a moment of thought as to whether or not that's really a wise thing to say. Anyone who is going to figure it out will do so eventually, without assistance from him.

On the one hand, that people are asking after his health is something of a pleasant change, but on the other, it means they're looking at him too closely, and that can only end in trouble for him.

"Not a good... idea."