Exhaustion
"She looks like crap."
"Being exhausted will do that to a person, Sir."
"What the hell was she thinking?"
"She wanted to bring you home."
"What, and kill herself in the process?"
"If that's what it took, that was the risk she was willing to take."
"Did no one order her to rest?"
"What do you think, Colonel?"
"She didn't listen?"
"No."
"Why would she do that?"
"I think that's something you need to ask her, Sir."
He waited until the doctor left before taking the sleeping Major's hand in his.
"Thank you for bringing me home, Sam," he whispered.
TBC...