You didn't need to do that, Valyn scribbled quickly. I'm fine.

He'd been healed already, sometime between night and waking. And he did feel as though he'd eventually be alright, not like last night when he'd feared dying. Which only made him wonder about death - his death, specifically.

Raine is a good friend, he added, getting used to writing with his awkward hand. As is Renji. It was best to let them both know that he trusted them and considered them friends.