Joel thumped his left arm on the table, which made it obvious he wasn’t wearing the prosthetic. Challice gave a slight exclamation that she suppressed almost at once. “Yes,” Joel said, a little loudly. “Yes, I do in fact know that attracting attention isn’t always a good idea. Do you know why I was waving for attention when they shot my hand off?” He looked between Aaron and Challice. “Because we went out after a bombardment, and I had found a man who might have a chance, and I needed someone to help me get him back. Well, we needed two men as it turned out, because my stretcher-carrying days
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