( odessa seems to soften, but ilde-- doesn't, really, because she's not good at caring about people and she tends to do it fiercely if at all. she doesn't acknowledge anything but the question because that's what she can immediately deal with. )

He needs fresh water and to be kept away from iron, otherwise it'll be harder to treat him. Whatever you end up using, the rule of thumb is to take whatever the dosage is for an adult human man, halve it and see if he needs more.