He knew this was going to happen. It's why, even after the nurses crowded him out into the waiting room last night, he eventually snuck back in and fell uncomfortably asleep in the chair in the corner.

This is to say, he's jolted awake by a fucking explosion and he just barely makes it to his feet as Zafika runs into the room. It takes him a second after that to really wake up and understand what's happening, and while they grab at the kid, he turns his attention to the window, throwing a shield over the hole in the wall.

"Wait wait, it's okay. Everything's okay," he says, trying to sound as soothing as he can after all this noise.