"I do, but really, it isn't that deep," Hakkai assures her. "I heal quickly. As for what you do...."

He trails off, his mouth setting into a thin line.

"I think you may want to discover why, exactly, he attacked me. He asked me about my sister's death during the last flood, and I told him." Because: flood. He wishes he hadn't, now, but there's no undoing it. "He's asked me about it a few times since. It seemed as if he was trying to... push me to express guilt, and that he then attacked me--"

There's something about Kanan's death that clearly triggered Avalon's interest in him. He shakes his head slowly.

"I don't understand his motivation, and, not understanding his motivation, I don't know how likely he is to try again."