"No, no, it's fine" Ted insisted, removing his hand and giving her a crooked smile to show just how fine he was. Really, it only hurt if he stressed his face muscles or touched it. It was tender but it had just been bleeding profusely so that was to be expected.
Still, he looked affronted when she said she didn't believe him. "but I did get into a fight! At a pub! Which constitutes as a pub brawl in my book."