I don't think I have leech or zombie but it's possible not all characters were on 100% hit points to start with. I had assumed "I am restored" was to do with rot removal but maybe it was just healing, in which case ok. (I am talking about when I go to the area with a star or blood stone later in the challenge.)
Yes, at worst I thought scripting shouldn't have characters commenting on something that's not actually happening to them.
