"I'm staying here." The tone in Teja's voice meant there was no room for negotiation, though he soon sighed with another rub of his face. "Sorry. This... You know how I am, CD, about shit like this. She's lucky to be alive. I'm going to stay here and take her to her room once they release her, get information from her," the fact that he was even more tense now than when they arrived spoke volumes about his disgust in the situation.
"She needs someone around. I won't leave, especially if there's a chance they'll be in." He tried, however, for an assuring smile, but it faltered mid-way and went back to his perpetual frown. "But if you're offering to go grab something and keep me company, I'm not going to say no."