Eric’s lean face smiled in understanding. “I have heard that you were extremely brave during the rebels’ attack. It was also very selfless of you to visit with the wounded. But a battle is no minor thing, even for hardened soldiers. It shouldn’t have surprised me that you would need some time to recover.”

She couldn’t argue, no matter how ridiculous that sounded to her. She had killed more men on her own in a day than had died in that little skirmish.

- The Originals: The Rise, Chapter 15