"Sorry..." he said with a low hiss and buried his face in his hands as the doctor moved that wretched ankle.

"Yeah, my baby brother. I .. hadn't seen him when I came to town. For reasons... " he nodded briefly. "Make... make sure you mention that I'm in bad condition so he comes." He finally added, trying to hide a little shame at having to ask his little brother for help.

The notion of a bath had him not. "Sounds good. A bath would be wonderful right now. You don't know the sh-.. the disgusting stuff on me. I will feel better after I'm clean." At least he knew he could fit into uriel's clothes even if they were too big.