Well it seemed that Pel knew who he was talking about, though he hadn't been expecting that kind of reaction. Nor was he expecting her to suddenly get up and come at him all of a sudden, and even though Pel is smaller than him he still has to stop himself from taking a step back when she does so.

"Ah... yes?" 'Tall healer' does sound like something someone would say about him, but he's not usually asked that. "So I take it you know him." Salem was it? "He's not at the tent anymore and I haven't exactly been able to treat him. Don't think he very much likes me, or 'shems' in general."