"I'll be all right. If anything, I'm just grateful that it's over." He heaves a heavy sigh. "None of us could have anticipated that he'd have backup combat protocols. We were blindsided, but the important thing is that we did it, and now the rest falls upon Falcon, whether he forgives us or resents us."

He does a little stretch, grateful that Salvation spared him any lingering pain from Ren's thrashing. "If anything, I fully anticipate that my boyfriend is going to drag me up to our room for the rest of the night."

Read what you will into that.