War smiled wryly. "Seems nothing around here is ever simple, doesn't it? How am I supposed to check, anyway?"

She put a hand up to her aching neck and rubbed it. It felt hot, and like it was starting to swell a bit. She hoped it wasn't going to be too bad, or the next few days realy weren't going to be much fun. "Is this starting to bruise, or am I going to get away with it?"