War smirked. "You do know why I didn't get cuffed round the head, right...?"

More seriously, she said, "You don't have to be on top form all the time. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm not exactly charging round causing bloodshed at the moment - or even tactical planning. Oh, I wonder where that virgin by the box in the stables came from said loudly in the presence of Ligur - who is stupid enough to fall for it, I suspect - is not exactly a genius surprise attack. Besides, isn't the point of being in here that you get better?"

She didn't want to drag him into talking about his illness - whatever it was - if he wasn't volunteering the information, but she couldn't help being concerned.