[absolutely none of that makes him feel any better!1 if anything, it just makes him worry about her more. not that he thought they had shared everything with each other in the three months of their friendship, but. . .]

Yeah, I am. My leg feels better already.

[he swings same over the edge of the cot and stretches, hands linked above his head, before he stands. as advertised, he isn't favoring one leg over the other. the injury is healing up nicely]

I'll listen to whatever you want to tell me, Rion. [. . . but. . .] Only if you're really comfortable talking about it.