Darkest Tidings
Linan Central Hospital, Linan, Democratic Union of Aviye
31 To 15 Hours Before The Finals
Quynh
"Forceps!" Quynh ordered, and her assistant handed them to her the next instant.
She was working hard to keep Finn alive, but getting him to heal was a process that necessitated she cut away the cauterized flesh and encourage the fresh wound to heal. It was remarkable he was even alive, after the beating he took, but somehow he'd held on.
If not for the woman whose apartment he'd crashed into, he'd have died hours ago.
After he passed out, Ms. Muzawar, who worked at the Office of Foreign Travel had taken up the phone and told Vanya where he was. Her rendering of first aid with Vanya's help had prolonged Finn's life just long enough to get him to a hospital.
Quynh cursed herself for not being available from the start as things seemed to go to hell all at once.