It took hours but finally they managed to fight the invading ships into a retreat"when the last ship disappeared from sight was the first time he let his shoulders relax He sighed resting his head on the wheel for the barest moment before starting to laugh a little under his breath the adrenaline surging through his system making him a tiny bit giddy.<br/><br/>"You alright?" he asked looking over and noticing the cut for the first time. "You need to get that looked at," he said with some concern barely touching the area of her forehead near it, "That's going to need a few stitches..." he said in a surprisingly gentle tone. "come on I'll show you to the infirmary and while she's patching you up I will asses the ship..." He stood and offered her a hand to help her to her feet.