She finished securing the bandage and flexed her fingers experimentally—painful, but manageable.
"At least I bought plenty of food," she muttered. "I'm going to stress-eat about this ridiculous injury."
She walked back into the main room and pulled out some of her purchased treats—candied ginger, roasted nuts, and some honey cakes.
Using her LEFT hand (since her right was now bandaged and useless), she began eating to comfort herself.
The System settled beside her and said, "At least you predicted this would happen and came prepared with medicine and bandages."
"Small comfort," Heena grumbled around a mouthful of honey cake. "I'm still injured because of SOAP. SOAP! The indignity of it!"
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''[Samuel's Return]''
About an hour later, Samuel returned to their quarters after a long day of business meetings and dealing with the legal aftermath of Driver Li's arrest.
He looked exhausted but satisfied—things were progressing well with his plans.
