[The tone did not bother him, Abelas was not one to dish out something he could not handle himself. To him, information was information regardless of delivery. Still, he found himself only loosely grasping the concept Rhys was describing. It did invite quite a number of interesting questions at least.]

Curious. Such would imply that the Elvhen had a superior defense against such ailments if we had not seen such things in recorded memory, however our vulnerability to them would prove otherwise.

[Of course there was no longer any real way to gauge such things, the empire and its people had long passed. Even if it had not, it was hardly his place to start making inquiries about medical matters.]

It matters little now.