The woman in a brown coat, having put away her gun, led Shard to an empty room on the second floor.
Besides a small stool and a brazier burning charcoal, there was no furniture in the room. A kettle, a metal basin, blood-stained bandages, and women's clothing were scattered on the floor. Although the indoor temperature was raised a bit, it was still very cold. Shard, who hadn't yet deactivated the "Echo of Blood" effect, saw large patches of blood in the copper basin beside her; she must have been treating her own wound earlier.
Miss Brown sat down with effort in front of the small stool, holding her left leg:
"I was just taking a bullet out of myself, the amount of bleeding caught me by surprise. It's been years since I did such things, I'm a bit rusty."
"Your uncle was taken away by MI6."
Shard sat directly on the floor, reaching out as if to warm himself by the fire.
