Tessa did not stay at Eli’s chair when the receiving medic called her back.
Martin Reeve needed another handoff before he was moved from the upper landing. His breathing had changed again, and the medic wanted the timeline from the lower chamber. Tessa gave Kellan the care note and told him to remain with Eli.
“I’m going to finish with my patient,” she said. “I will not leave him because you see the other passage.”
Eli nodded. He understood her words now, though the red door still appeared when he closed his eyes.
“I’m sorry,” he said.
“We’ll talk when I come back.”
Kellan moved the chair away from the transfer route. He checked that Eli could see the upper landing sign and the open corridor. Sera brought the route card and placed it on the table beside him.
“Current location,” Kellan said. “Upper service landing.”
