"Yer were stoppin' the coach from headin' off back ter Black Shard Cliffs, yer stupid sleepyhead!" Henrik ranted. "Now, ge' yer things tergether an' begone... we all gots stuff ter do, and I gots me biscuits ter be eatin'!"
As the carriage rolled off into the distance, Nestor clambered up off the ground, picked up his belongings, and headed off towards the Kemmelhearth hospital in order to find out how Kyle was doing.
At that moment Kyle was laying in his bed half asleep, watching the hamster run in his wheel.
As Nestor entered one of the doctors greeted him. "Hello, what can I do for you?"
"Well, my brain hurts a bit..." Nestor answered painfully, rubbing a rather prominent bruise on the back of his head. "Henrik smashed me with his hammer... anyway, that's not what I originally came for. I was sent here to see whether Kyle's doing okay... and to bring him back to New Atlantis when it's safe for me to do so... so, how's he doing?"
"Oh him? He's actually doing a bit better. He's still extremely weak, but he's been awake for much longer then he used to. I can take you to him." the doctor said before leading Nestor to the room Kyle was currently in.
As when Aliana last saw Kyle he looked rather frail and pale, though not as bad as before. He was still half awake watching his hamster.
"That's great
," Nestor smiled, without thinking to speak to Kyle directly. "Now, the most important question of all: is Kyle behaving? Or do I need to tell him how to behave? I see he's got a hamster there... but, I can't tell whether it's a reward or a punishment?"
The doctor seemed confused. "Behaving? I never had any trouble with him. Granted he sleeps a lot, but he's never complained or anything. As for the hamster, that was given since he had improved so much."
Kyle upon hearing Nestor's voice flinched looking over. "W...why are you here?" he asked looking terrified.
"I was brought here to see how you were getting on," Nestor answered. "And to bring you back to New Atlantis once your condition has improved. And once
my condition has improved... I have to say, Henrik's hammer
hurts. You should
definitely be careful to behave when you're around him..."
He then turned to the doctors once again. "So, when do you think I'll be able to take Kyle home? And do you have anything for this massive bruise
?"
"I don't know...he's still really weak, but he is doing better then before, so maybe it would be okay for him to leave. I mean other then being so weak he's fine. And as for you, sure, I'll be right back." they said before walking out to get something to help Nestor.
"Well, I'm not trying to pressure you into letting him leave," Nestor clarified. "I don't want you to release him unless you're sure it's safe for him to do so. If you're saying that maybe it's okay for him to leave, then I'd keep him here... I only want to take him back when he's clearly ready to be taken back. And besides, I need some time here to recover myself..."
“Well maybe another week or so.” One of the doctors said.
Another came back with some ointment for Nestor’s head.