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Cole gave his hand to the corpsri She hated it that he’d have to rest in the uncomfortable bunks where he’d have no privacy As an officer, A a se open berths where creere stacked in so tightly they could barely roll over without bu the cot above them

“If you get worse today, make sure you let us know”

“Will do”

The corpsman left the bay and Aht in his eyes One that saw a bit too clearly below the surface

“What do you think is going on?” she asked, reat effort to keep her voice cordial, pleasant even

“With Corporal Wright’s leg or you?”

Good question “With Corporal Wright’s leg, of course”

“Most likely he has a secondary infection that’s spreading into the tissue If he doesn’t respond to the new antibiotic, I’ll consider excising the area”

“I doubt that’ll be necessary”

“I hope not, but surgical excision would be preferable to hirene”

“True” She sucked in a deep breath “Do you want to stop by and see hiery should be arranged? You could schedule him if you feel that’s the best treatment option”

Eyes narrowing, Cole nodded “That would be great”

“I’ll have Tracy see what time he’s supposed to come in”

Arabbed her ar every brain cell to wispy bits of ash

“About the other?”