So she had seen him reach the finals! And she cared enough about him to visit him at the hospital wing!
Elon was suddenly glad things had turned out the way they had. If his defeat hadn't been dramatic, he wouldn't have been admitted to the hospital and she wouldn't have reason to visit him. They probably wouldn't have spoken at all. This visit was better than winning the tournament. After all, Elon had no need of the prize, he could afford to buy better cauldrons than the ones offered to the winner.
"Thank you," he answered modestly and then: "Oh, the nurse didn't have the chance to tend to my wounds yet!" A lie, but his skin had absorbed the cream by now, so it was a passable one. What harm could it do if he got her to tend to him as well?
Elon was suddenly glad things had turned out the way they had. If his defeat hadn't been dramatic, he wouldn't have been admitted to the hospital and she wouldn't have reason to visit him. They probably wouldn't have spoken at all. This visit was better than winning the tournament. After all, Elon had no need of the prize, he could afford to buy better cauldrons than the ones offered to the winner.
"Thank you," he answered modestly and then: "Oh, the nurse didn't have the chance to tend to my wounds yet!" A lie, but his skin had absorbed the cream by now, so it was a passable one. What harm could it do if he got her to tend to him as well?
