As I led the mule through the bumpy road, Nocs and Tina were taking care of Raiya. The sun was already past its Zenith when Merinsk came into view. The city's tall buildings peeked at us from the horizon, but Nocs wasn't finished with Raiya yet.
"What's the hold up?" I asked as I noticed a road block ahead of us. "Is she going to pull through?"
"I dunno," Tina said. "She's hurt pretty bad."
"How did she lose that arm?" Nocs asked.
"A boulder fell on it," I said. "She had to cut it off."
"Well, the blood's all crammed up in her shoulder," Nocs said. "I managed to get her breathing, but she needs a fucking miracle to get back in shape."
"Yeah, a fucking miracle," Tina echoed.
It disconcerted me to hear such a young girl swear so much. I ignored that however. I had more pressing matters to deal with, educating a child was nowhere near my list of priorities.
"Do you think she can walk?" I asked.
