Cadfael smiles when she does start eating. While he is curious what is that she was writing, he's not rude to try and see unless given a leave. It might as well be a private letter.

"I most certainly do. It's nothing to brag about, but I don't think clearly on an empty stomach."

That, and he knows himself to be quite cranky too. Nobody wants to deal with that. Healer is a word she uses. Cadfael noticed that medics are most often called that here. They also tend to do more than what he's used to in his own practice. Even more than he's seen Saracen doctors do.

"I am a herbalist and a medic, so I believe I am."