[The gasp earns her a sigh as he lowers his hand back down, moving to pull his sleeve back into place as he did so. Covering it once more without looking like he'd made any attempt to hide anything. His usual sleeves that came to peaks at the back of his hands made that easy enough.]

Correct.

[A pause and then an admittance:]

This venerable one attempted to trace the source of the curse by entering the dreams of one of those afflicted. When the dream ended, this venerable one also found himself cursed. It has been five days.

[He didn't sound worried, his usual bored tone unwavering.]