Even so, he asked if she needed rest after only ten or twelve steps. “I’ll be okay,” she assured him telepathically. “Hector loaded me up with enough painkillers to numb a dinosaur. And I’m already embarrassed by how much of a baby I’ve been.”“Not at all. You’ve been through a severe trauma.”“That’s not the way Hector made it seem when he reviewed my case. I got the feeling he’s treated people in some of the rougher neighborhoods who could take a minor bullet wound like this and then play a game of full-court basketball.”Hall laughed as they entered the building. “They also weigh more than a hundred pounds,” he replied.“I’m not sure it’s entirely a weight thing. I’ve always been a little squeamish at the sight of blood. Especially when it’s my own. I’m glad I was out when Hector treated me. I’ll try to be less of a wimp in the future. I have a feeling I’m going to need to be.”Hall nodded somberly, but didn’t reply. He had already apologized more times than he could count for dragging her into this, and while becoming injured and a target was horrifying to her, she was a realist.
