"Hey, could be worse. For a while we had a guy here selling literal snake oil and no doctors." It's mostly a joke, but also: true. She hated that guy.

"I think no one would be mad if we recruited some more healers or medical professionals, but on the other hand, everyone knows you're doing your best with what you have. And I never loved the make it look like an accident part of her plan, which put you at a disadvantage from the start with her care. I'm glad she's doing better, though."

She didn't miss his evasion, but she keeps that in her pocket for now. They'll probably get back there. In the meantime, she adds, "She's probably not going to be the last one who wants to try amputation, for what it's worth. Though I hope we can convince people to just do it openly if they're going to. I get Ness didn't want to pressure anyone, but we've seen the downsides of secrecy now."