"Good," she replied, her tone suggesting that she trusted him--for now. She hadn't felt this suspicious about someone since Kratos; her instincts hadn't failed her then, and she doubted they would fail her now--despite her concern over him and his injuries. Especially since he had grown eerily quiet as they continued their journey.

And Sheena was cowed by it for several moments, not wanting to break into whatever thoughts--disturbing or not--until she spotted the clinic just ahead. "Not far now," she told him, her voice sounding unnaturally loud even to her own ears.