Broken Wings

6

When they floated out of the teal portal, the heroes were greeted by a large staff of medically clad yetis. As if they had anticipated for severely injured patients. The second Frostbite gave them the commands in a language they didn't understand, half of them rushed to off. Some stayed by Frostbite's side as the Yeti approached the teens on the bed.

"Pardon for the suddenness of your arrival. If you would kindly disembark from the bedding..." Frostbite gave Dick and Wally a moment to, albeit hesitantly, get off the bed. The chieftain took a step closer to the bed where Danny was still unconsciously laying. He smiled at the boys as he looked between them and Batman. "With your permission, I would like to take this one to the specialized medical ward. I would not suggest attending the surgical drape as it might be... unpleasant. Our staff is highly skilled so you needn't worry, he will be in good hands."

"Can I come with?" Dick asked. He had seen worse than a few open wounds, he could handle whatever they were planning to do with Danny. Frostbite seemed to pick up on this. "Fear not, with the permission of the Man of Bat, I would prefer for you to also be tended to. My people can help with the injuries you seemed to have sustained recently." Frostbite's warm and genuine smile was answered with a small nod from Batman.

Two yetis came to stand by Dick's side as one motioned with their arm to one of the side caverns. Dick hesitated for a bit. "What about Batman and Wally? Can they come with me?" Frostbite's smile widened more, showing no concern for the distrust in the young bird's questions. "The Man of Bat and your companion may join you, young one. You will be in a different room as this one, they are free to accompany you and receive any care should they so wish." Something about the way Frostbite phrased his answer set off a bell in Wally's mind. "Wait. How come you immediately asked for Dick to be treated but not us?"

Frostbite said something intelligible to his people as they started to move Danny's bed off to whatever room they were taking him. As they left, the others also started to move down the same hall as Danny went into. "Ah, my apologies if I offended you. My people and I are skilled in detecting ailments as we have had centuries of experience here in the Realms. This sadly has made us rather lacking in experience when it comes to living beings however. Hence, it isn't as straightforward to see ailments on you. Should there be any battle injuries like the young one has, we will still be quite helpful in speeding up the recovery however. As such, the choice is yours to be treated as there is no detectable immediate need for it."

As Frostbite finished up his explanation, they came to a small stop as Danny was floated into a big room with loads of foreign equipment. As the last yeti in Danny's convoy entered the room, a glowing wall of ice appeared, blocking off the entrance. Dick paused at the door, putting his hand on the wall. Silently, Wally joined him and also placed a hand on the glowing ice. With seconds however, Wally pulled his hand off and ripped Dick's hand off as well. "Fuck that's cold!" Dick eyed him questioningly. "What do you mean? It felt fine to me." Wally looked at Dick as if he had lost his mind. "Dude, whatever that is, it's literally like liquid nitrogen!" As if to prove his point, Wally put his hand inside his hoodie sleeve and touched the wall again. Just like before he barely lasted a second before pulling it away. Almost shoving his sleeve in Dick's face he cried out. "See! Frozen! Lemme see your hand." Without waiting for permission, he grabbed Dick's hand, fully expecting some level of frostbite or frost burns. Much to his shock however, Dick's hand was perfectly fine. No injuries and not even cold.

In front of them, Frostbite called out to them. "Perhaps it is better if we continue to your room so we can start treatment on you both." They eyed the yeti oddly, taking just a moment to consider before following the giant beast further into the caverns. Not too long later they arrived at another room. Unlike Danny's, this one didn't close off after they entered. Which Wally had no issue voicing out loud. "Ah," For once Frostbite actually sounded surprised. "That is because there is no reason for access to be limited here. Should the need arise during your examination it may be closed temporarily. The other youngin's medical care far exceed what you require. For his own safety and privacy, his room has been restricted so his care will not be interrupted." That somehow made Dick feel both at ease and even more worried. Just how bad was it that they had to restrict the area for? And what if they wanted to see him? Would they deny him entry?