9 THE HOMECOMING
Veren watched Anza sleep in silence. He had given her antibiotics and pain medication from his kit; and requested the front desk to get some ibuprofen from the doctor nearby for her use in the succeeding days. He told Mrs. Bassig that Anza was suffering from a bad toothache. It was an acceptable reason for her not to question why Anza would be in her bedroom for most of the next two days.
The next morning, with the sheet wrapped around her, he assisted her to walk around her room for a few minutes. The surgery exhausted her, so Anza spent a lot of time sleeping. Her wound was healing well. Her Erdia genes helped heal her cut faster. Not as fast as someone like him, but it was still quicker than a human's.
He spoon-fed her, even when she refused. He also made her do brea
