Yes, but then I wouldn't be mothering you. So you'd have to make a decision between the pain and getting doted on. [She giggled a little.] Though I think you not being in pain is probably preferable. Either way, it's getting worked out. that's the important part.

[As she made their way to a lantern, her tone might have been forcibly playful, to remove some of her own worries. he was not in good shape.]