"Thanks," he said, grinning as he went over to the tent and started untying the rope.

So Ellis understood what he was saying. He didn't seem too bothered by it, so that was good. It wasn't something he usually hid back home, and it would make things easier if he could be straightforward about what he did and didn't need to survive.

"Yeah, I'd been taking the treatments until I got here, and in this place, they seem to have a way to do the same thing. Believe me, you'd know if I hadn't been getting the treatment."