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Alright, guests. If you've ever come by the infirmary, you know who I am, but for the lucky people who haven't, I'm Sycora Novitas. If you need a doctor, that's where I'll be ninety percent of the time.

So, business.

[There's the sound of papers shuffling, there.]

I'm sure you all remember the plague we had last month. I can assuredly tell you that it will not happen again. Kloe Bishop has been treated and her contagion is suppressed.

But she is not to be harmed in any way. If you attack her, you will be punished, so leave her be.

That's all.

[The following, however, is sealed to Isabella:]

I've worked up a treatment plan. If you don't care about anyone hearing, go ahead and talk to me here -- otherwise, come see me. I'm in the infirmary.

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[Not that the process is any of Anders' business, but...]

I kept her for testing. During this time, she'd already taken the medicine I gave her, and I made every effort to become infected. As you can hear, I'm not dead, or a flesh-craving beast.

I'm fine, and so is she.

You could have died and come back already. How are any of us to know that isn't what happened?

[This is the part where someone should take his friend's advice and think before he speaks.]

[Ahh, Anders. That friend of yours is smarter than you think.]

Listen. I want to keep the virus contained just as much as you do. When I say she is safe, she is safe. I'm a doctor - I treat people, not lie to them.

Have you had experience with this sort of thing before? With this sickness?

It infected the whole damn Keep. No shit I have experience with it.

Your experience was the same as ours. And none of us suddenly know how to control it.

What makes you any different?

I have the medical facilities of the Keep behind me. Now that we've seen it, now that we know about it, I can treat it. And I did.

Would you rather I do a test for you?

Because that is entirely convincing.

Fine. Go ahead.

Alright. Next time I see you, I'll drag Kloe over and mingle our blood. That good enough for you?

[She's all sarcasm here, but she knows that might well be what it takes.

She's not afraid.]

You mean blood magic? You want to try and convince me with blood magic?

No, you idiot! Her disease is spread through bodily fluids! If her blood gets in my wound and I don't contract the disease, that's simple fucking logic: she's not infectious!

... Disease can spread through the blood?

[HOORAY MEDIEVAL GERM THEORY. OR LACK THEREOF.]

That... would explain a few things.

Yes, it would, and yes, it can.

[SIGH]

Tell me. Can you read?

Of course I can. What do you think I did all day in the Circle tower? Fencing lessons?

[Sycora puts on her Very Most Patient voice.]

Go to the library, find Rem. He's the librarian. Ask for a book on disease and tell him you want something on blood-borne pathogens.

Fine then. I will.

[Head meet wall.]

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