"Getting better, though." Rani looks better than she did when she first arrived, and Beth would rather focus on that than the fact that she seems to have a ways to go. With a cough like that, she's probably reminded of it too much as it is. "You'll be out of here soon."

She feels a little superfluous, sitting here with nothing to do, Keeping a sick woman--a sick friend? she's not sure if it goes that far, exactly--company has to be enough for now. And thanking her. Thanking her should help.

The smile she gives Rani is a little teasing, buoyed up by a sort of guileless happiness. "I came here to thank you. You brought me a friend."