[Syrlya folds his arms, casting his glance aside.] If the Lord and Lady are intent to hide the reality of their plague to the end, it may not be so simple for them to return home with a cure.

[There's a real possibility they may have to make lives for themselves elsewhere. But at least, with a cure, that will actually be possible.]

... Perhaps there is a way to spread the truth quicker than they can silence it.