[By then the rumours had filtered in. A good percentage of injured kedan had made their way to the Hotel, though most of them were only mildly injured--ones who didn't strictly need a healer so much as some decent first-aid.

[It was because of them that Anton couldn't leave right away. He's just about as wound up as Shudder can get by the time his radio crackles. When he hears Erskine's voice he exhales all his tension, and leans on the desk.]

Are you hurt? Are you safe?