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“Yes, you’re…quite right about that.” Damn it…just how deep had the bullet gone? He’d have to remove it, somehow…And then he’d need to cover the wound. Thankfully it seemed the assailant had run off the moment they realized that their shot didn’t bring the man to his knees.
In truth, Brenda’s presence and his own will to live were the only things keeping him on his feet. He’d be fine…Just fine.
“We do, yes…but the bullet. That simply has to come out.” The idea sickened him, but not nearly as much as the loss of blood did.
[Won’t he bleed out if she took the bullet out? Perhaps it would be better to leave it where it was? Or... Or what should she do!? With shaking hands, she tried to open his shirt to see where exactly was his wound. And she braced herself to not faint or worse when she’d see her husband’s side...]
“Hershel, m-maybe we should go to a hospital... O-or someplace clean at least...!”