The hospital had cleared a private examination space, but the corridor leading to it was still full of people.
A porter stood with an empty trolley. Two staff members had paused beside a doorway to look at the arrivals. One began a question about where the settlement patients had come from and stopped when Tessa asked who was receiving the clinical handoff. The interpreter stayed beside the first stretcher, repeating the names and roles of the people approaching before they touched anything.
The route had brought injured facility workers and dungeon residents to the same ward. Their needs had not become identical on crossing the gate. One worker wanted pain relief and a telephone. A resident wanted the door closed before removing a protective wrap. Another watched every ceiling fixture as though it might begin recording without warning.
Tessa gave the receiving clinician the approved summary and the current equipment information. The local interpreter explained which details the patients had agreed to share. A council representative remained available for route and community questions but did not answer clinical choices on the patients’ behalf.
“Can we examine everyone under the evacuation permission?” a nurse asked.
“The council authorized the passage,” Tessa said. “We still explain each examination to the person receiving it and ask for their participation.”
