Golden Glade If You Can Dodge A Wrench, You Can Dodge A Ball

Charley was swift to pick up the woman's foul mood, and with a frown and a tip of his head Charley addressed it. The questions about himself could be answered later.    
                 "Are you alright, Heartha? You look a little down?"
His good ear flicked, and the King decided he couldn't just ignore her requests. Dipping his head so she could see it better, he gave a shrug.
                                "I've been better, for sure. But yeah, it hurts like hell. Can't see for shit out of it anymore, and the hearing in my ear is harder to pick up. But I'm alive to rule another day, and that's what counts."