Yes. They trust me, and I made it clear I was going to be getting in contact with a physician. And, if I might be allowed a moment of perhaps comparatively snap judgment, I...trust you in turn.
[He clears his throat, self-conscious. It's a more sentimental statement than he's used to uttering, and he's painfully conscious that there's no time when people are more prone to rejecting sentiment than after something like this.]
In any case. I would indeed supervise all treatments - again, not from a lack of faith in your abilities, but just as a measure of comfort to her. [A slight pause - ] And, frankly, so that I would bear the brunt of her anger if there were no results, rather than you suffering that.
[ Voice, August 15th ] (Ataraxion)
[He clears his throat, self-conscious. It's a more sentimental statement than he's used to uttering, and he's painfully conscious that there's no time when people are more prone to rejecting sentiment than after something like this.]
In any case. I would indeed supervise all treatments - again, not from a lack of faith in your abilities, but just as a measure of comfort to her. [A slight pause - ] And, frankly, so that I would bear the brunt of her anger if there were no results, rather than you suffering that.