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Renato was past the time for medicines. His wounds were still open, and they didn't seem to improve even after being cleaned.

Samantha took his trousers off, observing the scratches on his thighs. He was in danger, even though Nate had told her he had been careful not to kill... Oh, but Nate couldn't foresee that someone as stubborn as that man would stay at the gate even while dying.

«Hey, I have something that might help here,» she said while wiping the blood away from his legs and checking the wounds. Those seemed less severe, and the blood had stopped. «But first, I need you to decide to live. If you don't, your wounds won't heal.»

«You're too insistent. I'm not really in the mood, right now,» Renato said, turning his face away.