[He stands nearby - not too close, for fear of being too intrusive. He doesn't want to scare off the other.]

... I see nothing on them. And I don't know why. Has there been anything... unusual going on? Unusual signs, symptoms... even having unusual dreams or nightmares might be a symptom.

[He wishes desperately there was an actual healer here - he can't quite discern what kind of aether the thing is. He's not sure why - maybe it's a property of this place, since his senses for it have been off since he arrived. But a healer would know more what to do about this sort of thing, and all he can do is guess until he finds the right answer.]