[He puts a new drink in front of her when he comes back, a repeat of her last, but this time also with a water. Not just to clear her head if she needs, but so she can dampen her napkin if necessary and clean off. He made sure his own were washed back at the sink. No sign that anything untoward happened.]

"Worse" or "better"? Seems like it's a good way to keep people's hands off you while you right yourself.

[He sits again, and despite that chronically uninterested look (that really does seem to be the set to her face), he pries.]

So I'm guessin' this probably goes a length beyond just healin'.

[There's always more to it. No power comes for free, too. Some shitty burden tags along, especially for the most useful stuff.]