Friendly and cheerful she may be, but Kim Ford is also used to getting straight to the point when it matters.
"I'm going to give you a salve for bruises and sore spots. Use it liberally. I think you have at least one broken rib, maybe a couple, but there was nothing wrong with your breathing so you shouldn't need serious intervention there. I could bandage them, but I'd rather you didn't overstrain yourself and did deep breathing to make sure you don't get pneumonia - lung disease," she adds, just in case.
"The more serious issue is the wound. That's going to need to be cleaned and stitched. I'll use a local anesthetic for the pain, so it won't hurt, and it won't take long, either."
It may be that someone -- since Ciri arrived with Lan Wangji -- is expecting resistance.
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Friendly and cheerful she may be, but Kim Ford is also used to getting straight to the point when it matters.
"I'm going to give you a salve for bruises and sore spots. Use it liberally. I think you have at least one broken rib, maybe a couple, but there was nothing wrong with your breathing so you shouldn't need serious intervention there. I could bandage them, but I'd rather you didn't overstrain yourself and did deep breathing to make sure you don't get pneumonia - lung disease," she adds, just in case.
"The more serious issue is the wound. That's going to need to be cleaned and stitched. I'll use a local anesthetic for the pain, so it won't hurt, and it won't take long, either."
It may be that someone -- since Ciri arrived with Lan Wangji -- is expecting resistance.