Newt.

[ He lets out a mild grumble. ]

He kept walking around doing tasks, saying he was not ill. I should have avoided where he was.

[ Joric eats slower than he normally does, taking a bit of time to savor the heat as he swallows and his throat feels soothed. But soon enough he no longer feels like he's starving and the toast is finished off with the last of the broth. ]

I hope it spreads no further than he and I.