"Better than fine," she said, looping the suture thread a couple times before completing the knot. "You're...awesome."

There. She put the needle aside, picked up the scissors, and quickly cut the thread between each stitch.

"He's fine," she said to Sherlock as she put the scissors aside and took up a gauze pad and a roll of tape. "The wound is smooth, so it should heal quickly," she said as she tore off a length of tape. She pressed the pad to the wound, taped the top. "We'll have to be careful to change the dressing, since this place is doubtless a breeding ground for germs." Two more lengths of tape, one side then the other. "But at least we have some antiseptic."

She finished the taping, sat back, looked up at Sherlock. "You okay?"