He ducked his head a little to hide the horror; he'd heard, of course, about the comments. She had brought it up, in fact, and while he couldn't confirm who it was, he couldn't deny his suspicions either. As for the infirmary...
"Don't you see?" he whispered, "Just more proof why I'm no good for you." He looked to her, trying to hide the fact that he was on the verge of tears. "I never meant for you to get hurt."
Some things that had been said about the commons made more sense now, he wagered.