In response, her fleeting smile is reflexive (a reflex that she allows) and aware of the inquiry and its conscious transparency. Though, as come as no surprise to him, she politely declines to answer. Typically.

“That will change, too.” This is a sink or swim thing that he's talking about - they will get good, or they will get dead. There's only so much she'll be able to do for them, as much as some people do seem to have an alarming amount of faith in the godlike powers of the medical profession. (Striving to meet it is exhilirating; failing it exhausts her.)

After a moment, “I accept but do not require payment for what I do,” because she is that kind of idealist, but not so starry-eyed she doesn't grasp that there are many people who can't trust getting something for nothing and feel more comfortable paying her somehow, “and I will do house-calls if I need to. I'd be very grateful if your network could contribute to the cost of my supplies, but I won't make that a condition of my involvement. We can call it a trial basis, for now.”

It is, at least partly, because at this point she'd rather keep Jason where she can see him.