@mindfade, continued.
zoren had seen everything happen in slow motion. he tried to get to edward faster, but he'd been dealing with his own mess. only two men paid attention to him. an underestimation of his abilities, no doubt. all the better for him, in any case.
" bit sad they have to send so many to deal with only one. if i was trying to feed your ego, i'd say that says more about your skill than anything else. " the medical bag that he'd been carrying around finally has its use. thank you, dear assassins, for prepping him for an event that would've happened eventually. edward has a way of finding trouble, even when he's been told to avoid unwanted attention. zoren falls into a lot of the same patterns, but .. this is about the captain, not him.
" oh, shut it. this'll give me a good excuse to practice using my healing hands. who knows ? you might be the reason why i have a sudden change in career. " as he talks, he works to disinfect the wound. maybe he should give a bit of warning before, but he finds it quicker and occasionally easier to keep the other talking, with hope of keeping them distracted from the sting. " can you picture it ? someone like me, hold up somewhere fancy-like in europe, awaiting my patients with a smile, wearing an extravagant fit .. oh, it'd have to be tailored, of course. i'm not going to wear something unflattering, no matter the role i take on. "