[He doesn't come to her, but he does stop backing away.]

What? No. That's not a good idea. That's a bad idea, Flor, I don't wanna... [His voice is growing too quick into another whine, and he swallows it back, tries to breathe through it. It still comes out a little, and he shakes his head, speaks to the ground.] I only wanna protect people.

[It's not the same as the Starscourge, but it is. The infection, the transformation. He's shaking.]

If the way to do that is to go, then, I mean. [He breathes out a shaky laugh.] What else can they do to me, bite me more? It's fine. ...I-I'll be fine.