Dale looked back at the doctors, deliberately trying to keep the girl’s hand out of focus. They seemed unperturbed by the fact that the girl was stretched out across the floor; given their height, perhaps it was more convenient for them. The nurse had had to reach awkwardly a couple of times when she was examining him. He’d seen Lyra go to her hind hooves on the beach, but that had lead to her falling on him—on the same shoulder which was currently bandaged, as a matter of fact.