Worst kind of thing, right? You don't - have to tell me more than that, either. [ he clearly hates that she understands it. not because she's young - because plenty of people in orsterra are young, and have had to face hardship and loss - but because she's just... good. she seems so good. ]

It's - [ he looks down, before continuing. ] ... a thief was badly hurt. And I'm friends with a thief, y'know, so I wasn't gonna just leave him there to die. This other apothecary came across him, first, and asked him some questions before deciding he didn't want to treat the guy. Figured out he was a liar faster than I ever could have.

Didn't know until after I'd nursed him back to health that everything he said was a lie, and he nearly killed a kid.