There was a part of him that'd been afraid of that, and he can't help but let out a sigh of his own.

"Wish I knew which it was. Maybe then I could tell you and you'd know if you're stuck with waiting for it to get better on it's own."

His second sigh was quieter, masked some by the faint shiftings as he leaned back up against her, closing his eyes once more. It was easier to not have to try and look at things right at the moment, truthfully.

"Fat lot of good I am when it comes to helping, eh? Right now I couldn't even tell you what's up or down, let alone if the lyrium's changed Ruby. Or me, or Araceli, or any one of us. I don't like it."