Pāhonoa te oro

Nothing he couldn’t try to treat—but worse than when he left. “I shouldn’t have left you,” he muttered. He quickly pulled out the supplies he had taken, tearing open bandages and wrapping her arm carefully. His hands were steady now. Focused. Sarah winced slightly but didn’t pull away. “You came back,” she said quietly. Jessie didn’t answer that. He just kept working. When he finished, he helped her sit back against the cave wall.