Her smile told him that it was okay. She wasn't yelling or kicking for Adele or Nigel yet, in fact, she smiled. He knelt down to the level of the mattress and looked over her, still keeping a distance, a professional distance. "I urge you not to panic. We are safe here but there has been an invasion of some sort. You were caught in the line of fire and were brought here so that I could help you." He reached forward slowly and lifted the bottom of her top only enough so that he could see the suture on her stomach.