[He starts to object to that first remark, only to stop when she (accurately) calls him out with that question.

After a moment, Ven nods in response to her seeking permission.]

Yeah, thanks.

[Backtracking just slightly, though--]

The hospital's in bad shape, and there've been others who needed the healing more. I was gonna go eventually.

[...or just heal himself once his two-week time limit's up, more likely, if no one else ushered him to a white mage before then.]