[It's a surprise, one that he wishes could be more pleasant than it is, that House doesn't use his admission as a point of attack. Unfortunately, the anomaly's presence dampens anything even remotely good about this, so he's still a little prickly. At least it's better than the defensive emotional cowering he'd taken up a second ago.]

Thank you for giving me an answer. Worry not, you'll only need to heal me if you must.

Might I trouble you for an answer to my other question, as well?