"I'm going to need to suture this," he says, looking at the wound for a moment before he reaches to collect a small cloth. It's clean, but it's been sitting for some time and John can only hope it's not going to cause an infection.

"Have you ever done anything like that before?" he asks, looking up at Nicaise. He really doesn't mind if the boy wants to leave.

"You can call your guardian and have him pick you up here," he says. He won't be able to use the building again after that, but he'll take the loss if it has to happen. He doesn't like putting children in any sort of danger.