"Yeah," John assures him. "Pretty sure I'm safe here, and the quicker I take something the quicker it starts working. Don't think advil is gonna cut it."

He winces slightly, taking a hesitant breath as he considers if... the people of Dranbu would understand the different side effects painkillers have. They live in a forest. Maybe, maybe... not?

"If possible," John begins warily, "something anti-inflammatory that won't be a bleed risk but I'll take what I can get."

Anything that dulls the pain at least a little is an improvement, and he'll cope if he needs to.