[It is hard to yell back. He knows the feeling well, so he doesn't try to respond to Mandricardo's doubts and concerns with pretty words. Instead, simply:]

I've heard it takes time.

[From people who are more healed than he is. That's about all he's equipped to offer, honestly.

As for the question - he returns the look, even-keeled, though nothing in his expression seems to point in any particular direction.]

I don't believe my chances of survival are high. From the start, that hasn't been a concern of mine.