Sometimes Percy's stubbornness was an attractive trait, sometimes - like now - it was a source of worry. He only hoped Percy was right about this, because the consequences otherwise were such that he preferred not to think of them.
'I am concentrating on getting better,' he said softly. 'That doesn't mean that I don't have energy enough to worry about you.'
He gave Percy a small smirk. 'I didn't resign just to see you fired, after all.'