Neverwinter Forest well, I won't make it out alive

It did not occur to him that the bites littering his face might be ominous, given the situation. After all, he hadn't caused the girl undue harm, and he certainly hadn't broken her leg. But, because he did not know the whole story, his answer came after a slight pause.

"She was in a fight," he said, sure of this even if he did not know all the details. And he knew that, "She lost. But she is still young. She will improve."

Even with a broken leg, he thought. Perhaps she would never become quite the killer she hoped, but he believed she would be deadly again given them.

At no point did he lift his eyes to Callyope's face.