George noticed Percy touching his neck, and remembered the spot he said he'd found there, and of course blamed on George. While he'd taken responsibility for it originally, now that he knew it was something more serious, he made a mental not to pull Percy aside later and talk to him about it. He was worried about his brother, but knew Percy wouldn't appreciate it being brought up in front of others. "Come on, everyone deserves a break with what's been going on," he said in response to Percy's first comment. "I've had to send a few of my employees home over the last few days because they've been jumping at shadows due to their dreams. Real pain, but I don't want them to run themselves into the ground either." He took a few large bites as the others continued talking.