A safe relocation would require medical clearance, written discharge instructions, and a plan for follow-up care.

Vance paced outside the consultation room while I waited, irritated by what he considered lost time.

“You are thinking like a father,” he said.

“Yes.”

“That can make you slow.”

“It can also stop me from making an injured child pay for my impatience.”

He said nothing after that.

The doctor reviewed the latest neurological checks.