He let a breath go that he didn't know he'd been holding, then another, then checked Lyra again because that was the only ritual that mattered. Pulse: there, warm and quicker than before. Skin: cooling now that the worst of the day's fury had walked off. A small line between her eyebrows made it look like she was scowling in her sleep, which was entirely on-brand.
"Okay," he told her. "He's gone. It's just us."
He blinked the Shop pane up and pushed past weapons on habit. He went where he always left for last.
Freedom Shop — Medical & Field Care
A list rolled by that smelled like bleach and bad coffee: IFAKs, trauma kits, airway packs, splints, IV setups, analgesics. He could feel the sting of emergency room lights just reading the options.
– IFAK Pro (Bleed/Respiratory) — Tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, pressure bandage, chest seals, NPA airway, shears, nitrile gloves — 3,200 Tokens → Buy.
