Many people, including most of his former colleagues, would brush off an injury because they regarded their own safety as a secondary concern. Wesley might conceal its severity because he was suspicious of the people around him and doesn't wish to broadcast weakness or give anybody leverage over him. And of course it was always possible that it was as trivial as she suggested.
Still. She was being forthright about one thing, and he could at least return the favor.
"If it's any consolation, this place is probably preferable to my alternative."
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Many people, including most of his former colleagues, would brush off an injury because they regarded their own safety as a secondary concern. Wesley might conceal its severity because he was suspicious of the people around him and doesn't wish to broadcast weakness or give anybody leverage over him. And of course it was always possible that it was as trivial as she suggested.
Still. She was being forthright about one thing, and he could at least return the favor.
"If it's any consolation, this place is probably preferable to my alternative."