The lab guy returned to the emergency room and did Katelina's IV, again saying almost nothing. Then she and Jorick were left alone in silence. They watched the television while the bags ran dry. The doctor returned with a different nurse and gave her a tetanus shot before he numbed her shoulder and stitched it up. She squeezed Jorick's hand tightly and swore to herself that despite the Lidocain she could still feel the needle slipping through her skin. Even so, it wasn't as terrible as she thought it would be.
When the doctor finished the stitches, he cleaned the scrapes on her arms and face with alcohol pads and took a moment to examine the two different marks she bore. He clicked his tongue but made no comment. "I'll write you a prescription for some pain pills and some antibiotics. It
