"I am." He takes the proffered hand gently and reaches out with his magic, letting it spread briefly through her body and send him an accurate picture of her injuries.

It's worse than he'd thought. Gods, what had happened to her?

There's a sharp intake of breath through his nose, and he sighs. "How badly were you hurt when your friend helped you?" It sounds like healing might be difficult where she's from, sure, but whatever healing was performed was not thorough.