After drying Mina's fur, Evelyn began to inspect her right leg and arm. She hadn't felt it during her escape, but now she realized her right calf was broken. The bone had snapped—it probably happened when a rock struck the back of her knee. All Evelyn could do was find two wooden boards and splint her leg. The injury on her arm was a deep gash from someone's knife, which she'd only just now noticed.
She had plenty of other wounds, but none were serious. Evelyn wiped her face clean, took out a mirror to check a cut on her forehead, and started disinfecting and dressing her injuries.
After the earthquake, Evelyn was surprised to hear birdsong. They would land on the branches, chirp a few times, and then fly away.
