[rude?? they just look soft, who wouldn't want to touch?

Though at the question she does look rather disheartened before she shakes her head.]

Status ailments are simple enough for me to cure but there can be a number of different causes. [Very acute poison? Perhaps there are small monsters around passing illnesses?] My only guess is that there may be something in the city that's passing around the affliction. It's strong enough that I can't heal it completely either.