Ren snapped at her, shouting angrily, "You all left me to die! all of you! not a single one of you have the back-bone to stand up for yourselves and this village, that man was a threat!! look what he did to me..." he grimaced as he was treated, grumbling bitterly. "Save it to the man who is a relative stranger to do anything... typical"

He'd waive those treating him away, slumping against the wall, grimacing at laura with a pained, betrayed expression... "Couldn't do sod all against that bloody... blue haired bastard.. he read your book... and left me like this..." He would almost throw the words at her. "I hope your precious novel was worth it!"

And then he'd take a deep breath, shaking in sorrow.. quietly he'd say. "I.. I'm sorry"