"We're okay," she assures Peter first and foremost. "Between Ekkehardt and Hieke, I'm not sure there's anything they can't fix." A vote of confidence for the school's medics, if nothing else.

"But like I said, we fell in the pond. We're here to warm up again, but we're safe." She glances at Kano again, then back to Peter. Maybe she should state this more explicitly. "It's not really my place to say more." Not unless either of them want to start sharing.