A Stiff Expression

Once she stepped down from her power bike, she walked inside quickly and straight to the elevator. On getting before the floor where the General's office is, the elevator paused and she stepped out.

She walked a few steps before she eventually found herself standing before the office of the god of war.

She knocked gently and the voice inside spoke, "come in."

Katherine opened the door at once and saluted. "Marshall, you sent for me?"

"That's right," he said and gestured for her to sit. Katherine then sat. There was nothing urgent from what she could see yet she was asked to come quickly over.

Derrick stood and pulled off his white khaki uniform then hung up. As he turned to Katherine, Katherine saw a soaked bandage around his shoulder. The bandage was across the same place in his body that he had treated twice.

She stood at once and asked, "is it still bleeding?" She had treated that wound twice yet it semeed like it would not heal.

"You may sit," Derrick sat back but it took a while