That... doesn't clear much up, but it does kind of narrow things down at least a bit.

"I can't just not worry," not after seeing how bad of a shape she's in now. But that first statement, because they're friends... hmm. "Are you worried that it might jeopardize our friendship...?"

It's not, like, the most outlandish thing she could say. He knows well how friendships can be surprisingly delicate things, even if he would like to imagine it couldn't possibly be something that earth-shattering.