It had been her intention to just ignore the ramblings from the stranger, Akira apparently, but when she seemed to be in pain as well, Rafaela stopped in her tracks, and turned to look at her properly. It was obvious that breathing was hard for it, and that worried her deeply. It was never a good sign when someone was struggling with breathing. "Try not to strain your lungs, small but slow breaths," she said, as she knelt down in front of her, still cradling Hortence carefully. "Get on my back, and hold on to me as well as you can," she said, because it was the only thing she could think of doing.<br/><br/>She couldn't very well shift Hortence around in her arms, because then she might just injure her even more, which really would be counterproductive. "I'm captain Rafaela Stringer," she stated, feeling that it would only be polite to introduce herself, now that Akira had done the same. However, she would prefer that the niceties waited, until they were in a more comfortable place, and both Hortence and Akira had gotten medical attention.<br/><br/>It was an absolutely horrible day, and she just wanted it to be over as soon as humanly possible. However, she knew her own luck enough to know that it probably was far from. She could not wait to get into bed, and then sleep for a long time. "Any further questions can wait, until we are back where it is safe, and where you can get medical attention," she stated, leaving no room for discussion. She was not in the mood for it, and she would have to concentrate on walking slowly and carefully, as to not hurt either of the two women she was carrying.