Beam glanced at it. With the stitches, it was in a much better state than earlier. It was only a slight stream of it now. It did not worry him. His thoughts were of the future as he strode down the steps out of the merchant's house. He gave a brief nod to Judas before the big man closed the door behind him and then, Beam hobbled his way across the square to where Nila was waiting.
She stood with her arms folded, looking bored until she caught sight of him. Seeing blood already rushing down his leg, she ran to him in a worry. "Look what you've done!" She said, seeing the state of him. "I told you I should have walked you there! This is serious, Beam. You're really going to die if you keep pushing yourself like this. Do you know how much blood you've lost?"
She glanced up, only to see the serious expression on his face and the hardening of his jaw expressing a grim determination. She recoiled slightly at the sight. "What happened?" She asked.
