"Please, don't get up." I sat across from him.

He placed the book he was reading on the side table. "Is everything okay?" he asked.

"I'm worried about Paul."

Mei Wah nodded. "Oh. Yes. He lost much blood and he lost it quickly. But he will recover in short order. I made a special soup that will fortify his blood."

"How close did he come to dying?"

"Close enough that I would not let him go home in case he got hurt and lost more blood. He has no ...