Kol nodded, smiling slightly. "You are dismissed, XO. I'll keep an eye on things from here."<br/><br/>He waited until Mckeon was out of the flag bridge before his shoulders slumped, and he held onto the rail just below the windows, the years of conflict and various aches and pains making themselves known before he straightened, turned, and left the Flag bridge, heading up two decks and aft one bulkhead, to walk into the main medical bay, where he sat down in a chair, waiting for the doctor to walk in.