Lime green robes hiked up (poor planning on Bob's part, that—had he been thinking, he would have shrunk them before tying up his wand with directing Lazzara around the castle), Bob slowed slightly when Novarro started asking questions. He considered refusing to answer—patient confidentiality really was something Bob took to heart, unlike some healers—but he had a feeling that would just lead to rampant rumors and misconceptions. "Professor Lazzara is having a difficult time dealing with the effects of the age regression spell," Bob explained, choosing his words carefully. "I informed him that Healer Williams would be much more capable of handling his problems than myself, and he indicated he was unwilling to seek her out on his own." Diplomacy and discretion—Bob totally had them mastered.