She didn't press about what had happened, and because she didn't, Kurogane had no problem with answering other questions. If she got too intent on knowing the reasons for why he looked like this, he wouldn't be able to avoid answering after too long. He wasn't about to lie to her.

As for his symptoms, he hadn't even thought about them since coming around. The pain of his injuries and the mess of his thoughts had kept him from focusing on that lesser annoyance. If he was still ill, he honestly could not tell right then.

Again, he gave the only answer he had that would be true, "Maybe."