Alice was no stranger to injury, but now, absent the pressures of active duty, she could afford to heal at her own pace.

After ensuring Alice's comfort, Norah broached the subject of the previous day's incident. “Alice, what happened at the café? It's unlike you to be injured like this.”

Alice's response came with a light-hearted chuckle, though the story she recounted was anything but. "Just a moment of foolishness on my part. I went back to rescue a little girl and ended up shot twice."