Delilah burst into the room and ran right to Kyle. She cried again seeing all the injuries on him.
"Oh my! My baby! Are you okay?!" Delilah said, "Of course you're not okay!"
"Mum, I'm fine," Kyle assured her, "This looks worse than it is. Really."
The Agents had done their work very well. The hits were as such that it maximised effect but minimised damage. It was all external injuries - except for the knife wound but that was shallow. The pain was bearable and nothing more than normal injuries sustained during training.
He's had worse.
"This is the result of overconfidence and stupidity," Patrick said sternly, "What did you think you were doing?! Going out at night?? Where was your brain?! Do you know what you put your mother through!!"
Once Patrick started, it seemed to gain traction and escalate.
"Oh, Patrick, enough," chided Delilah, "He's injured right now. He's safe. That's all that matters."
Welp.
The things you say when you're angry, and how it clouds your judgment and thinking.
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