Nikolai was actually relieved that the girl went right back to sleep without bothering to explain anything to him. He wasn't sure he would be able to keep up with her French.<br/><br/>Dr. Yelkin, an older man with a kindly, lined face, knocked then entered. He clapped Nikolai on the shoulder.<br/><br/>"Well, what have you got for me today?" he said. "From the look of it, it isn't your gout acting up again. Perhaps you overdid it with the young lady?" he added with a mischievous grin.<br/><br/>"If I had overdone it with any lady, you'd be conducting my autopsy prior to arresting Baba for murder," Nikolai chuckled. "No, this girl is from Princess Ingrid's ship - and by and by, you'll be needing to attend her as well. Scuffle on the ship, the girl got her head knocked about a bit, as best I can tell. I think there might be something wrong with her jaw as well."<br/><br/>"Odd," was the noncommittal comment Dr. Yelkin made as he sat down on the edge of the bed next to the girl and gently tapped her shoulder to awaken her.