He winced. "Stupid question, sorry. You look like hell."

Automatically, his hand reached for her shoulder to steady her. He drew it back at the last moment--what, was he crazy touching her when she was so beat up like that?

"Nah, it's just me. ...Don't have any supplies, either, so I don't know what I can do about those burns. You find anything for 'em in here?" Then he remembered the dropped can--was that why she was looking around so wildly? Maybe she was looking for it. "Was there somethin' you were tryin' to use in that can that fell over?"