Jessica held my gaze for a moment. As leader here, she must have been used to her orders being received without question. Well, I was well-practiced in dealing with bullies, so I held her gaze unafraid and unintimidated.
Finally, with a sigh, she looked away first. “Fine. But there are no rooms to spare, so it will need to be done here. I will have some clean equipment brought out to you.”
“I will go with the nurse to get what I need,” I said. I hoped in a clinic, that people would be honest, but I didn’t know anyone here. So I was going to inspect the instruments myself and sanitize them personally before I put them anywhere near Julian’s open flesh.
Especially without knowing what the cause of the sickness here was.
Yet, as I went with the nurse to the supply room, I glanced around,
