[ oh. tighnari's head lifts a little, his ears both pricking forward. an illness..? ]

Ah.. that's a very good point.

[ and then he smiles, sympathetic, yes, but mostly simply amiably. he's a medic, after all, he deals with people with illnesses all the time, and cared for collei throughout her eleazar - an illness does not define a person any more than tighnari's vulpine features define him. ]

Well, if I can offer you my own medical service while I'm here; I'll do what I can, in the absence of your usual medics.