The element of weakness does worry him, though whatever he's dealing with now, it's not as much of a disadvantage as those first battles when he still had his chip.

"I wanted to see if it would pass. It does." Of course, the simple fact of that statement proves that it hasn't in any long term sense. These spells of feeling unwell just keep happening. "...for a while."

He hears himself, and there's an edge of shame in his voice as he adds that last part. Trying to deny that tethering is the likely solution to this issue is foolish at this point, isn't it? Much as a passing illness would be a far more convenient answer.

He huffs a small, frustrated sigh. "I'll consider it."