"I don't need a doctor," he protested, though he leaned on Elijah to steady himself, before sitting on the wall. "I cannot hide this from 'er mother. If one of my lasses was doing such a thing..." God forbid. "... I'd want someone to tell me, wouldn't I?"

Elijah had known about Simon, and hadn't told him..., he remembered. But he was suddenly too exhausted to punch him in the face for it.

"She's at the Diamond Pony, Elijah," he breathed. "That's dangerous."