Redhawk Caldera rough gem

Even if they'd had a medic, it was unlikely that Fox would have accepted treatment. She believed it to be witchcraft and unreliable. There were few medics she had trusted, and they were all long gone (or very, very far away). She'd had a good feeling that it was infected, but hearing it from Peregrine caused her to moan... and not in a good way.

When he asked if she was "up for it," Fox clenched her jaw and steadied her head as best as she could. "Just fuckin' do it." Bracing herself for what was likely the most pain she had ever endured, Fox couldn't help but wonder what her kids would think of her when she came home looking like this.