"Yer pelvis is shattered, ye stupid arse." He knew what that shot could do, he saw the blood. "If it hit any organs down there you'll be dead before mornin', ain't no place richer in vessels and sepsis isn't very kind."

But he stopped, wheezing and reeling.

"If ye don't want me draggin' yer ungrateful arse back to town, I suggest findin' someone who will come out here and stick ye back together again."