His sudden change of tone almost surprised her, but she wouldn't allow that particular emotion to be printed on her expression. It was a stern matter, hearing that her mother was unwell. Of course, she figured that part out and so it was the cause she wished to uncover. If she wasn't sick with a disease, then what was the reason behind it? Colds and coughs were completely ruled out from the picture at this point, leaving practically no reasonable explanation open for to discover. Was she still feeling the exhausting effects from the birth of her newest litter? Was it a mood swing? Varda herself had experienced frustrating moments known as mood swings but they had never lasted long nor were they noticed by anyone around her. Honestly, she was no healer (yet another field she desired to experience) and engaging in this particular subject where her brother was most sombre, she felt almost unintelligent. Was the reason behind her mother's illness so obvious that even she couldn't interpret?
After a few moments of silence as her mind processed the information being thrown at her, her thoughts expressed themselves aloud in the hopes her thinking was correct. It would have been an excellent help if someone had notified her of this earlier instead of leaving her to suggest half educated guesses. More preferably, perhaps the reason was unknown. "So if it's not the disease kind, is she suffering from a mood swing?"
